Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld says he's ready for the challenge of facing Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku.

Alderweireld believes Lukaku is so prolific that his mini-droughts get highlighted more than dry spells of other, regular strikers.

“Romelu scores so many goals all the time that people get used to it," he said. “If for a period he does not score or things do not go his way, of course, he plays for a big team in the Premier League so everybody expects a lot of him.

“But he is coming back to form. He is an unbelievable striker. I have played with him in the national team for a couple of years, and he is a great person, too."