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Kompany seeks to ease pressure on Belgium teammate Lukaku

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany has moved to ease the World Cup pressure on Belgium teammate Romelu Lukaku.

The Chelsea striker has struggled to make an impact.

"He has a tremendous amount of talent but for us it's about not putting pressure on a 21-year-old kid to do it for us at a World Cup, a lot of other people will take the responsibility," he said.

"He's only 21 so I think he probably has two or more World Cups so there is no pressure on his shoulders. If he performs well for us we will be happy, but the most important thing is he puts his performance for the benefit of the group and he'll be okay."

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