Dimitar Berbatov says Romelu Lukaku’s current goal drought is down to him overcomplicating things up front.
After failing to score in Manchester United’s Champions League defeat to Juventus on Wednesday, the Belgium forward has now gone eight games in a row without finding the back of the net.
Jose Mourinho has admitted the striker’s "moment is not sweet" while club legend Lee Sharpe declared he has " never seen a centre forward with such a bad touch."
But Berbatov has refused to criticise Lukaku and instead suggested a solution for the striker.
"There has been a lot of criticism for Romelu Lukaku since the game but you’ll never catch me having a go at a fellow striker," the Bulgarian told Betfair . "I know how difficult it is.
"I remember when I was on a bad run at United when I hadn’t scored for seven or eight games, but then scored five in one game! It happens to everyone.
"I know he’s not scored for eight games, but I don’t think the criticism of Lukaku is fair. As Jose Mourinho said, he’s working very hard for the team, but this might actually be working against the striker.
"He wants to impress so badly that he is doing too much, and not doing the simple things like getting into the box. He is probably overcomplicating things; you don’t want to see him popping up at left-back as he did on Tuesday."
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