Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton & Hove Albion cannot come quickly enough for the Manchester United players, who are desperate to bounce back from the midweek UEFA Champions League defeat to Sevilla and subsequent exit from Europe’s top competition.
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
When speaking to BT Sport on Tuesday night, Lukaku was asked about the scenes in the United dressing room after the final whistle and the Belgian goal-scorer admitted several players were visibly upset about the result, while others were
This disappointingly led to inaccurate headlines that claimed Lukaku had criticised his own team-mates, which was completely false and the 24-year-old has addressed the situation on Instagram.
“Never will I criticise my teammates,” he posted. “Hiding your face when you’re upset in the dressing room is normal... The result is terrible but we’re @manchesterunited and we will bounce back for sure with your support! Another big game coming up, time to prepare for that one! 200 goals now in my young career but it’s time to add trophies in my career... time to work even harder.”
When speaking to BT Sport on Tuesday night, Lukaku was asked about the scenes in the United dressing room after the final whistle and the Belgian goal-scorer admitted several players were visibly upset about the result, while others were
“hiding”from the disappointment.
This disappointingly led to inaccurate headlines that claimed Lukaku had criticised his own team-mates, which was completely false and the 24-year-old has addressed the situation on Instagram.
“Never will I criticise my teammates,” he posted. “Hiding your face when you’re upset in the dressing room is normal... The result is terrible but we’re @manchesterunited and we will bounce back for sure with your support! Another big game coming up, time to prepare for that one! 200 goals now in my young career but it’s time to add trophies in my career... time to work even harder.”