Manchester United striker says he’s the best his country has ever seen

Romelu Lukaku

The 25-year-old was ruled out of his country’s double-header against Russia and Cyprus recently with a foot injury, but has scored 45 goals in 79 caps.

That record puts him on top of the Red Devils’ all-time top scorer list, 15 goals clear of Bernard Voorhoof, Paul van Himst and Eden Hazard in joint-second place.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.