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\"Romelu<\/p>\n

Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the top three greatest footballers of all time, according to Romelu Lukaku.<\/p>\n

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is glad to see Cristiano Ronaldo back in the Premier League but will never compare his record to that of the Manchester United forward.<\/p>\n

In the same week he completed a shock return to United, Ronaldo made history on Wednesday by becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in men\u2019s international football.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo scored a couple of late headers to earn his side a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland and surpass Ali Daei\u2019s previous high of 109 goals.<\/p>\n

The five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner\u2019s 111 international goals have come from 180 appearances, an average of 0.62 goals per game.<\/p>\n

That compares to 0.66 goals per game for Lukaku at the international level, the 28-year-old having scored 66 times in 99 outings for Belgium in all competitions.<\/p>\n

While Lukaku still has plenty of time on his side to potentially chase down Ronaldo\u2019s ever-growing tally, the prolific striker is not interested in individual accolades over team honours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a goals number in mind, all that interests me is to win trophies,\u201d he said at a news conference on Saturday previewing Belgium\u2019s qualifier against the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never compare myself to Ronaldo \u2013 he is one of the three best players of all time. I am proud to have played against him and it\u2019s good for English football he\u2019s come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lukaku\u2019s latest two-goal haul earned Belgium a 5-2 comeback win over Estonia on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He extended his lead at the top of the Red Devils\u2019 all-time top scorers list, with Eden Hazard and Bernard Voorhoof second and third with 32 and 30 goals respectively.<\/p>\n

Forty-nine of Lukaku\u2019s international goals have come in his last 47 appearances, with 2014 being his most prolific calendar year as he netted 14 times in 14 caps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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