If this guy was still in red, Manchester United would have a lot more hope heading into today’s visit from Liverpool.
Romelu Lukaku scored his fourth and fifth Serie A goals of the season on Sunday as Inter Milan outlasted Sassuolo 4-3 at Stadio Citta del Tricolore.
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Lautaro Martinez also scored twice in the win, as Inter rebounded from its loss to Juventus and reclaimed second place. Inter sits a point back of The Old Lady.
Lukaku caused a bit of buzz online when he raced over to manager Antonio Conte following his second goal for a fiery embrace (It’s Conte. Fiery is his thing).
Inter is home to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in almost a must-win given its slow start to life in the Champions League.
Lukaku, who’s also scored six goals in his last four appearances for Belgium, already has a goal in a Milan Derby and a solid strike partner in Martinez.
He ranks near the top of Inter’s performance charts on WhoScored, chipping in on the defensive end as well.