"But Lukaku has been United's second-best player this season after David De Gea. "The first season at a new club is often the most difficult," says former Premier League forward James Scowcroft. It meant his ambition of scoring more goals than Harry Kane this season slipped away, just like Manchester United's title ambitions. In an exceptional start, Lukaku scored seven goals in his first seven league games, but then failed to net in tougher games against Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. In the end, United pushed for Lukaku - that is, they offered a lot more money - and the player settled immediately at his new club alongside friends like Paul Pogba. Lukaku was willing to go back to Chelsea last summer and United were also interested in Alvaro Morata Jose Mourinho rates both players. But it's not yet fair to put him up with club legends, any more than it is fair to judge the current team against, say, the world-champion side of a decade ago. The £75 million signing still needs to win over some fans, who will compare him with the world's best forwards, as well as those who've played at Old Trafford down the years. In Sunday's crucial win against champions Chelsea, which gave United a six-point advantage over Antonio Conte's side with 10 games left this season, man-of-the-match Lukaku equalised to complete a superb United move and later set up Jesse Lingard's winner. He's scored 22 goals in 40 games in all competitions, including seven in the last 10, and while the majority have come against teams in the bottom half of the Premier League table, he has also netted against Real Madrid and Chelsea. Lukaku's first season at Old Trafford has been a decent one. A player can overthink things, but the Belgian international is only 24 years old and believes there's still room for improvement, although he also needs high-calibre support from his teammates. The Manchester United striker watches himself on video and studies the game. And there are others - like Romelu Lukaku - who are always analysing, always looking to improve. Some footballers train and play the game, then go home and don't think about their job until the next day.
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