'Instrumental' Lukaku picked out by Garth
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Romelu Lukaku made it into Garth Crooks' team of the week after scoring in Chelsea's 2-1 Club World Cup triumph over Palmeiras.
Romelu Lukaku: I said Thomas Tuchel would need Romelu Lukaku and so it is proving.
The overzealous nonsense by the Chelsea manager in sanctioning the Belgium striker after he fell for the flattery of an interviewer in Italy almost cost Tuchel and the club.
Instead Lukaku apologised when other strikers of similar calibre might have put two fingers up to the manager and made for the exit.
All credit to Lukaku, who has knuckled down and worked his way back to form with regular appearances, which is all the £97.5m player wanted in the first place.
Lukaku led the line brilliantly against Palmeiras and was instrumental in Chelsea winning the Club World Cup for the first time in their history. Not a bad return.
