When you think about Romelu Lukaku it is always difficult to place him as an extremely fast player. Berated by many for his poor first touch the attacker looks like a hulky frontman with decent pace across the pitch.

However, many that have followed his career from his West Brom days would know that a lean and fully fit Lukaku is one of the fastest number 9 in the world.  The 25-year-old has in recent weeks showed his best form under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer after looking like a shadow of himself for most parts of the season.
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