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Jose Mourinho: I want more from Man Utd striker Romelu Lukaku than just goals
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho insists he wants more from Romelu Lukaku than just goals.
Romelu Lukaku: Mourinho makes teams better
Romelu Lukaku broke his duck while on pre-season for Manchester United in the International Champions Cup.
Jose Mourinho spent £75million to bring the Belgian to Old Trafford from Everton and big things are expected of him, as he came in for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, while Wayne Rooney returned to Goodison Park.
But Mourinho has emphasised the importance of Lukaku showing he has a good all round game.
“It's nice, you know, strikers they like to score goals," he said.
"It's not important for me but probably important for him.
Big things are expected of Romelu Lukaku
It's not important for me but probably important for him
“Important for his confidence, for his self esteem. Strikers they like to score goals.
“We managers, we are many times happy with them even when they don't score because of the way they play, the team organisation and game plans.
"But for them, scoring their goals is always important.”
Jose Mourinho wants Romelu Lukaku to be an all-rounder
Lukaku fired home 25 goals in the Premier League for the Toffees last season.
United face Real Madrid in the Super Cup a week tomorrow before opening their league campaign at home to West Ham five days later.
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