José Mourinho believes Wayne Rooney’s record 253 goals for Manchester United may be impossible for his replacement Romelu Lukaku to overhaul. Rooney spent 13 years at United, having joined from Everton at the age of 18, while Lukaku was 24 on his arrival. Asked if Lukaku could threaten Rooney’s record should he stay at United for the next decade or so, Mourinho said: “Wayne arrived much earlier [in age]. The number of appearances, goals, trophies – clearly he’s one of the most important players in the history of Manchester United. When players are so different there is no point.”Last season Mourinho repeatedly called on Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata to add goals.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2017 13:40 UTC