Romelu Lukaku has not enjoyed a smooth start to his Manchester United career.
His performances have come under greater scrutiny since moving to Old Trafford and there has been a lot of focus on what he can’t do.
His hold up play, his contributions in the games against top side, his work-rate off the ball and the perception that he is a flat-track bully have all been highlighted as reasons to criticise the Belgian international.
However, there are signs that things are starting to change. Lukaku was man of the match against his former club Chelsea recently, thanks to a goal and an assist, and netted a crucial equaliser last night as the Red Devils came from 2-o down to beat Crystal Palace 3-2.
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His passion was clear for all to see in his reaction to Nemanja Matic’s dramatic winner in stoppage time and in the message he posted to Twitter after United returned to second place with the comeback win.
It is clear from the responses to the tweet that the Red Devils fans are fully behind Lukaku and would love nothing more than him to net the winner in Saturday’s crunch clash with Liverpool.
We’ve taken a closer look at some of the affection towards Lukaku from the United fans…