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Romelu Lukaku breaks incredible Man Utd duck with crucial goal against Chelsea
ROMELU LUKAKU came back to haunt Chelsea at Old Trafford this afternoon with the equaliser.
Romelu Lukaku scored the first half equaliser against Chelsea
Lukaku cancelled out Willian’s opener at Old Trafford to draw his side level with Chelsea.
It was Lukaku’s first goal against anyone in the top six since signing for Manchester United.
It was his 22nd goal of the season, his 13th in the league, but coming against his old club it meant more than most.
And it helped United back into the crucial game as they look to hang on to second place.
Lukaku finished with a nice effort into the corner after great interchange with Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.
Romelu Lukaku scored against someone in the top eight for the first time
Romelu Lukaku scored against Chelsea to level things up at the break
And the goal ended his top six drought - coming as his first goal against any of the top sides in the division after 939 minutes and 21 shots.
Lukaku joined United from Everton in the summer but has been called on to prove his worth in the big games after often going missing.
But Mourinho has backed his man insisting he doesn’t need to score goals to be effective.
“I don’t know (why he has not scored against top-six sides) but I’m not worried,” Mourinho said.
“Twenty-one goals is not bad at all and I don’t measure the players’ performances the same way you do.
“I have other points of analysis and I’m happy with Romelu’s performance even when he doesn’t score goals.”