Solskjaer: Lukaku Still A Key Player

Manchester United caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Romelu Lukaku is still a key part of the squad, despite his bench duties.

The Belgium international has only started one game since Solskjaer took over, the FA Cup game against Reading.

Lukaku has come off the bench three times, scoring twice, as the Norwegian manager prefers Rashford, Martial and Lingard leading the line.

“He’s a big part of the squad, definitely, with his personality around the place,” Solskjaer said. “There’s no one scoring as many goals as him in training.

“There are the three who play the most but then you’ve got [Romelu Lukaku], you’ve got Juan [Mata], you’ve got Alexis [Sanchez], so I’ve got a front six I can rotate with and Rom is definitely going to be playing games.”

Solskjaer, whose in-form United are sixth and level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal, continued: “I used to be one of four strikers when we played with two. Now we have six forwards and we play with three most of the time.

“We’ll be OK to be able to rotate and there’s enough games and playing time.

“It’s about taking the chances when you get them, and to be fair, Rom has scored three already and Marcus has scored three. Paul [Pogba]’s scored four since I came here. It’s up to the strikers to take them.”

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