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Published 09:47 11 Mar 2018 GMT
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It also came after the manager singled out Lukaku for praise ahead of the game. He said: "He is an important guy for me. He is one of the guys that I trust. I love the attitude and the character.
"Against Crystal Palace, after our third goal, I told him [to play as a] central defender in a back five with Smalling and Lindelof because I could not make any more changes.
"So when I say to a striker, 'Go there and do that job for me', then he is a sergeant. He is a guy that you can trust. His attitude is phenomenal.
"That is why I told you many times that, for me, it is not just about the goals he scores, it is about what he brings to the team.
"And he brings to the team exactly that spirit."
They'll be calling him 'The Psychic One' before long.
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