Jose Mourinho reveals Romelu Lukaku CHOSE to snub Man Utd FA Cup selection
JOSE MOURINHO has confirmed Romelu Lukaku decided he was not fit to start Manchester United’s FA Cup final with Chelsea.
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Lukaku has been carrying an ankle injury heading into the weekend.
The Belgium international was named on the bench for the Wembley clash today, with Marcus Rashford starting up front.
And Mourinho confirmed it was Lukaku himself who chose to start on the bench.
“Yeah. He made the decision he was not ready to start, maybe ready to give us a little help,” Mourinho said ahead of kick off.
“It is one thing to be in the match, to play for 90 minutes and another thing to play a few minutes.
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“He told us he is ready for that.”
Lukaku has endured a number of injury set-back this season, including an ankle knock while on international duty.
He has scored 12 goals for United since the turn of the year.
But he has not played since the 2-1 win over Arsenal in late April, missing United’s season run-in.