Lukaku hits back at Man Utd legend Neville over 'unprofessional, overweight' attack

Football
31 Aug 2019 • 7:47 AM MYT
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Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has hit back at Manchester United legend Gary Neville.

The Belgium striker, 26, was also called "overweight" and "unprofessional" by Neville.

Lukaku told BBC Sport: "He (Neville) can talk about my fitness but he should never say anything about my professionalism, that I don't work hard enough. That is something he cannot say. All the coaches I have had say the same thing about me.

"What did Ole Gunnar Solskjaer say when I was on the training ground? What did he say? That I always work hard and always do my best to try and improve myself. Same with Jose Mourinho and Roberto Martinez. Now Antonio Conte will say it.

"Last year was just a bad year. It happens in football. You just have to move on. I am not going to sit here and react in a negative way.

"We are grown men. He is a pundit. He gets paid to say this kind of stuff. I am paid to play football. I just want to do my best for Inter Milan. That is it."