Inter were my best option – Lukaku happy with United decision after Coppa Italia brace

Romelu Lukaku said leaving Manchester United for Inter was his best option after the star forward continued his red-hot form with a brace in the Coppa Italia.

Lukaku scored twice in Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over Cagliari to take his season tally to 18 goals across all competitions for Inter since his club-record arrival at the start of the campaign.

The Belgium international opened the scoring after just 21 seconds, while he also headed in Inter’s third in the second half at San Siro, where the Nerazzurri advanced to the quarter-finals.

“I must thank my team-mates, the coach, the backroom staff and the fans. Everyone has helped me from day one,” Lukaku, who has scored six goals in his last four games, told Rai.

“Inter were my best option. I can grow here and I can give my contribution. My role is to help the team in any way and I know that the fans like this. I must keep this up.

“Obviously, scoring is the objective, however, I’m not just thinking about myself, but also the team. I’m here to achieve this and I hope to win something. However, for now, I’m only focused on Lecce.”

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