Ashley Young gives his thoughts on Man United’s decision to sell Lukaku

Man United need a striker

Even if Edinson Cavani does stay at Manchester United for the forthcoming campaign, it is still quite clear the Red Devils are in need of some reinforcements up top.

Cavani, though undoubtedly a top striker, is 34 years of age and has already proven he can no longer play 90 minutes two to three times a week consistently.

That leaves Man United with Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood as centre-forward options/

However, the former has proven he does not have the goalscoring instincts of someone like Cavani whilst Greenwood is still relatively green and should not yet be reliade upon by a club like Man United – who should be challenging for the Premier League – as a main source of goals.

‘I couldn’t understand’

So, signing a striker should be amongst United’s priorities over the next year.

One player who, had he not already played for United, would no doubt be near the top of their potential centre-forward list is Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku made the move to Inter Milan in August of 2019, for a fee believed to be around £66m.

Since joining Antonio Conte’s side, the Belgian has cemented a name for himself as one of the top strikers in Europe.

Last season saw the 27-year-old net 34 and provide six assists across 51 outings, whilst he has since managed to score 27 and assist nine in 41 games so far this campaign, playing a key role in Inter Milan ending Juventus’ reign of dominance in the Serie A.

But, despite averaging around a goal every other game at United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was seemingly not to keen on Lukaku, with the Norwegian instead favouring the likes of Martial and Rashford.

Now, former Man United player and current teammate of Lukaku, Ashley Young, has been discussing the Manchester outfit’s decision to sell Lukaku. Young, however, could not understand why the Belgian was sold:

“I said it at the time, I couldn’t understand the decision [to sell Lukaku].

“Whether it was made quickly or not, Romelu has proved a lot of people wrong. He’s worked unbelievably hard. There was talk that he was overweight and couldn’t do this or that. He’s smashed records and made history in Italy, he’s been unbelievable for the club. For me he was fantastic even in the Premier League, to go out there and face another challenge, I think it was the right choice for him. He deserves all the plaudits he is getting.”

Quotes via the Manchester Evening News.

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	34	47	80
2	Manchester United FC	33	29	67
3	Leicester City FC	34	22	63
4	Chelsea FC	34	22	61
5	West Ham United FC	34	11	58
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	34	22	56
7	Liverpool FC	33	16	54
8	Everton FC	33	3	52
9	Arsenal FC	34	9	49
10	Aston Villa FC	33	10	48
11	Leeds United	34	-2	47
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	34	-13	42
13	Crystal Palace FC	33	-22	38
14	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	34	-4	37
15	Southampton FC	33	-18	37
16	Burnley FC	34	-16	36
17	Newcastle United FC	34	-20	36
18	Fulham FC	34	-20	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	34	-34	26
20	Sheffield United FC	34	-42	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	9
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	6
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7
Alioski, Ezgjan	Leeds United	0	7
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	7

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Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	7
Raphinha	Leeds United	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City FC	6