Jose Mourinho has explained his decision to drop Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku for Sundays Premier League clash with Everton.
Belgian striker Lukaku has received criticism over the last few weeks after going eight games without a goal for the Red Devils.
Mourinho suggested on Friday that Lukaku would retain his place in the side but he was named on the bench for the visit of Everton to Old Trafford.
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Explaining his decision, Mourinho said before the game: The reason is he is playing lots of matches and lately, not just not scoring goals.
But also not showing lots of confidence and sometimes we decide that the best thing for the players is to not be on the pitch, to be protected and away from the initial pressure.
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If he comes into the game later, he will come with a positive feeling of trying to make a difference and be back to normality because normally with Romelu, he scores lots of goals.
So I think he is under pressure a little bit because he is not doing that.
Replacing Lukaku in Manchester Uniteds starting line-up is £52million summer signing Fred, meaning either Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford will play up front for the hosts.
Otherwise, it is the same United team that suffered a 1-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League during the week.
Marco Silvas Everton, eighth in the Premier League before kick-off, are unchanged from the team that beat Crystal Palace last weekend.
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Jose Mourinho has explained his decision to drop Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku for Sundays Premier League clash with Everton.
Belgian striker Lukaku has received criticism over the last few weeks after going eight games without a goal for the Red Devils.
Mourinho suggested on Friday that Lukaku would retain his place in the side but he was named on the bench for the visit of Everton to Old Trafford.
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Explaining his decision, Mourinho said before the game: The reason is he is playing lots of matches and lately, not just not scoring goals.
But also not showing lots of confidence and sometimes we decide that the best thing for the players is to not be on the pitch, to be protected and away from the initial pressure.
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If he comes into the game later, he will come with a positive feeling of trying to make a difference and be back to normality because normally with Romelu, he scores lots of goals.
So I think he is under pressure a little bit because he is not doing that.
Replacing Lukaku in Manchester Uniteds starting line-up is £52million summer signing Fred, meaning either Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford will play up front for the hosts.
Otherwise, it is the same United team that suffered a 1-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League during the week.
Marco Silvas Everton, eighth in the Premier League before kick-off, are unchanged from the team that beat Crystal Palace last weekend.
More: Football
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