Former Anderlecht coach Ariel Jacobs feels Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is far from the finished article.

The 62-year-old was in charge of Belgium club Anderlecht at a time when a teenage Lukaku exploded on to the European scene after making his senior debut at just 16.

Jacobs told the Liverpool Echo: “There are not too many goal scorers around and so for every coach of those teams, he should play.

“We are all responsible for his weaknesses but the fact is he didn't give us time to work on those weaknesses because he was important to the team.

“He is improving already but sometimes I still see him have an awful game but then suddenly the striker is there, he scores and helps his team to overcome a problem.

“He may have been playing badly and you feel like he is not in the game but, and I know in my experience, he is suddenly marvellous and he scores, which is the most important thing."