Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku admits the modern day footballer can be soft.

Lukaku says appreciates the management of Jose Mourinho.

"Sometimes footballers, we get soft a little bit," said Lukaku. "If I listen to players from back in the day and now, a manager cannot say what he wants to a player because you feel attacked.

"But I don't feel attacked, because that's who I am - I'm a tough man, but that doesn't come from football, that comes from my background.

"My relationship with him [Mourinho] is cool. He makes me laugh, he makes the players laugh, he's a real family guy."