- Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has explained why he thinks top striker Romelu Lukaku has lost speed in recent games for the Red Devils
- He believes that it is due to his increased activities in the gym
- Lukaku is currently enduring a poor run of form as he has gone three matches without finding the back of the net
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has expressed fears Romelu Lukaku has lost his pace because of his excessive gym activities .
The Red devils £75m striker has put on almost half a stone since joining from Everton last summer.
Jose Mourinho fears Lukaku gym activities might reduce his pace
Club doctors have assured Old Trafford boss Mourinho the extra weight is all muscle and not fat as initially feared.
But the Portuguese manager remains worried it has slowed down the 24-year-old.
Lukaku had a great start to his United career, scoring 11 goals in his first 10 games.
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But since hitting the gym to improve his strength, the Belgian has gone through a dry spell, finding the net just once in his next 12 games.
He then hit three in four but strangely refused to celebrate against Bournemouth and West Brom.
After another three appearances without netting, some fans are losing patience with him.
The Old Trafford outfit have dropped seven points in their last five league games and trail leaders Manchester City by 15 points.
And early this month, at the peak of Lukaku's scoring slump, Mourinho told him he was simply not playing far enough forward.
He explained to the powerhouse frontman he was fed up shouting that to him during games from the technical area and him not responding.
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Mourinho believed the Belgian was dropping deep in games to get involved when the chances were not coming his way.
Lukaku stood his ground but the manager insisted he was bought to be on the shoulder of the last defender and in the box to score goals.
NAIJ.com previously reported that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has thrown a cheeky jibe at Jose Mourinho telling him he has spent 21 years not being able to spend as much as his title rivals.
United boss, Mourinho, has spent nearly £300m but claims it is still not enough to compete with harsh rivals Manchester City.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng