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Lukaku hits back at Man Utd legend Neville over 'unprofessional, overweight' attack

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has hit back at Manchester United legend Gary Neville.

The Belgium striker, 26, was also called "overweight" and "unprofessional" by Neville.

Lukaku told BBC Sport: "He (Neville) can talk about my fitness but he should never say anything about my professionalism, that I don't work hard enough. That is something he cannot say. All the coaches I have had say the same thing about me.

"What did Ole Gunnar Solskjaer say when I was on the training ground? What did he say? That I always work hard and always do my best to try and improve myself. Same with Jose Mourinho and Roberto Martinez. Now Antonio Conte will say it.

"Last year was just a bad year. It happens in football. You just have to move on. I am not going to sit here and react in a negative way.

"We are grown men. He is a pundit. He gets paid to say this kind of stuff. I am paid to play football. I just want to do my best for Inter Milan. That is it."

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