Man Utd have nobody to 'lead the line' says Burley
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly sold Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan due to the striker returning to Old Trafford overweight.
Lukaku was a regular under Jose Mourinho but, when Solskjaer took over in December, the Belgium international fell down the pecking order.
The United star flirted with a move away to Italy at the end of last season, talking up Inter manager Antonio Conte in particular.
And The Sun say Solskjaer decided to bring Lukaku’s time at United to an end after the striker returned a staggering 9lbs overweight for pre-season training.
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sold Romelu Lukaku after he returned overweight (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd star Romelu Lukaku never had the full backing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: GETTY)
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"I just wanted you to say 'Rom is going to fight for his place', but it never happened for four, five months."
He added: "It was all, 'he's got to go, he doesn't deserve to be there'. Well OK, then I want to go now.
"There is fighting for your position, but also being somewhere that people want you to be.
"If you're happy, you find a way, it doesn't matter if you're on the bench or starting.
"But nobody told me that was the situation, so I thought for two, three weeks to analyse, see all this **** coming out in the media. Who leaks it? Not me. Not my agent. I see it on my phone come out of nowhere."