Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed why he took the decision not to play Romelu Lukaku in Sunday's Premier League win over Everton at Old Trafford.
According to The Mirror report citing Sky Sports sources, the Portuguese boss insists the decision was primarily based on the Belgian forward's lack of confidence in front of goal lately.
Interestingly, the big striker has failed to score in his last eight matches for the Red Devils and has been hugely by the supporters and football pundits as well.
"He is playing lots of matches. He's not just scoring goals but fundamentally not showing lots of confidence.
"Sometimes we decide the best thing for the player is not to be on the pitch, but to be protected, away from the pressure.
"And if later he comes into game he came be positive, make a difference and back into normality.
"Romelu can score lots of goals, he is under pressure because he known for that.." added Mourinho, who later replaced Marcus Rashford.on the 65th minute with Lukaku.
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