Lukaku credits Ferguson after equalling his Everton record
Duncan Ferguson could have been secretly disappointed after Romelu Lukaku equalled his Premier League goalscoring record for Everton on Saturday, but Lukaku insists the Scot has been a key figure in him reaching the milestone.
Lukaku produced a trademark powerful run and finish in the 2-0 victory over Sunderland at Goodison Park – his 60th league goal for the Toffees since joining, initially on loan, in the 2013-14 campaign.
It has only taken the Belgian 129 games to rack up 60 strikes, while club legend Ferguson took 239 matches to initially set the record.
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The 45-year-old is now a first-team coach at Everton and Lukaku was quick to thank him for his help over the past few seasons.
“It’s been good, a nice journey,” he said. “Duncan and I worked very hard with Roberto Martinez and now with Ronald Koeman. I’ve worked really hard with them and they’ve helped me improve my game.
“I’m grateful to them for their help throughout this journey, and especially to my team-mates for their help. Without them, I would never have got this far.
“But the win was the most important thing and I’m happy for the team.
“We have to win as many games as we can. We have a difficult game at Spurs next week, so we have to prepare well for that and then just take each game as it comes.
“If we look too far ahead, you might not focus on the next game, which is the most important thing.”
