ROMELU LUKAKU has revealed that Paul Pogba was the first person he told when he decided to leave Manchester United.
The Belgian has been close friends with the French World Cup Winner long before the two years they spent together at Old Trafford.
The 26-year-old joined Inter Milan last summer in a 73million move, and has since opened up on the frustration at the criticism he received throughout his time in Manchester.
Lukaku has insisted both himself and Pogba were made scapegoats for United, before admitting that he warned the midfielder of his plan to get out while the pair were on a pre-season tour of Australia.
He told theNew York Times: “I told him I was done.
“It was always, “Yes, but” right from the start.
“I scored against Real Madrid in the European Super Cup but missed a chance. It was: ‘But he missed that one’.
“I scored against West Ham in my first Premier League game: ‘Yes, but’ From then on, I started to wonder how it was going to go.
One year at United erased eight years prior to that.
Despite failing to completely win over United fans during his spell at Old Trafford, Lukaku still bagged 42 goals from his 96 games in Red.
And he has already found the back of the net 14 times for Antonio Conte’s Inter this term as they battle Juventus for the Serie A title.
But he revealed he agrees with Turin rival and former United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo that the Italian league is tougher to score goals in that the Prem.
Lukaku added: “He told me this is the hardest defensive league in the world.
“He said hed scored goals everywhere, but this was the toughest place to do it.
“And if Cristiano Ronaldo thinks its difficult, then it must be really difficult.
“It is harder than England. The football is more intense there, but here everything is pattern of play.”
