5 things that have gone wrong with Manchester United's season

#2 Romelu Lukaku’s goal drought

The big Belgian's slump has coincided with the team's inability to perform

Romelu Lukaku’s seven-game goal drought in all competitions has often been attributed to lack of service from his team-mates. To an extent, it is true that without continuous service, it is difficult for a striker to bang in the goals.

However, Lukaku has problems of his own hindering him from scoring more goals for his new team. In his first eight league appearances for the 20-time league winners, he had 16 shots on target and 8 shots off target.

Against Huddersfield, Tottenham, and Chelsea, he had a total of 2 shots on target and 3 shots off target.

While in some matches, opposition defenders have been successful in isolating him, in others, he has been unable to convert chances.

The major issue has been in collecting the ball and then creating an attack from that.

In later stages of the recent match, the Belgium international sometimes drops deep to collect the ball and play it off to either Martial or Rashford.

As a result, he does not get the opportunities to shoot on goal. But, still, his conversion remains poor which is also responsible for the lack of goals in the recent matches.

His finishing lacks the deft touch of Premier League greats like Ruud van Nistelrooy, Didier Drogba, and Thierry Henry and hence often finds the safety of the goalkeeper’s gloves instead of the opposition net.