Young still baffled at United's decision over Lukaku

Ashley Young says he is still left surprised at Manchester United’s decision to sell Romelu Lukaku back in 2019.

Ashley Young has suggested that he “could not understand” Manchester United’s decision to sell Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan in 2019.

Lukaku scored 42 times from 96 appearances for Man United between 2017 and 2019. This included 27 goals in his debut season. Despite that, he received a lot of criticism during his time at the club.

Some claimed that the forward was overweight and that he did not work hard enough in a United shirt.

This led to his departure in 2019 as he joined Italian giants Inter Milan for €80m. His form has hit new heights since he made the move to Serie A.

The Belgian international netted 34 times in his debut season from 51 outings across all competitions.

Lukaku has taken that form into this season as he has grabbed 27 goals from his 41 appearances.

I’m happy for many Inter players, but I’m happy mostly for Romelu Lukaku. “His first touch, he’s slow”. 20 goals. 10 assists. Absolute MVP of this scudetto with Antonio Conte. Well done romelu. You proved them all wrong, and this is only the beginning. pic.twitter.com/v3ZLQFInLJ
— Siavoush Fallahi (@SiavoushF) May 2, 2021

Inter Milan are managed by former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and this season and they have won the league title for the first time since 2010. In doing so, this ends Juventus’ stretch of nine straight years winning Serie A.

Lukaku has been joined at Milan with former Man United teammates Young and Alexis Sanchez. All three were criticized during their time at Old Trafford but their stock has risen since they signed for Inter Milan.

After leaving United, Lukaku claimed that he had been made a scapegoat because of their disappointing performances in the Premier League and cup competitions.

As cited by the Daily Mail, Young told Sky Sports that Lukaku has proved a lot of people wrong at Inter.

“I said it at the time, I couldn’t understand the decision (to sell Lukaku),” Young said.

“Whether it was made quickly or not, Romelu has proved a lot of people wrong.”

“He’s worked unbelievably hard. There was talk that he was overweight and couldn’t do this or that. He’s smashed records and made history in Italy, he’s been unbelievable for the club.

“For me he was fantastic even in the Premier League. To go out there and face another challenge, I think it was the right choice for him. He deserves all the plaudits he is getting.”