Romelu Lukaku has revealed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to play him on the wing convinced him to leave Manchester United.
The Belgian marksman was sold to Inter for £74million, with Solskjaer happy not to buy a replacement for him in the summer.
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Lukaku told Solskjaer that he was keen to leave the club in April and said being put on the right side of United’s attack in a victory over West Ham convinced him it was time to move on.
But the former Chelsea striker says he has has no ill-feeling towards Solskjaer or United’s hierarchy.
“It was after the game against West Ham at home, Solskjaer decided to put me on the right wing, very wide,” Lukaku told Corriere dello Sport.
“The experience in Manchester made me head stronger because not everything went as I had expected. I didn’t win what I was hoping for, my performance was not entirely positive and I didn’t even feel 100 per cent wanted.
“Not so much from the technical staff or from my teammates, but from the people around.
“So after the match against Chelsea, on April 28, the coach called me for a meeting and I told him what I thought and that I wanted to leave.
“He read in my face that I didn’t want to stay any longer and he replied that he didn’t want to hold anyone against it.
He added: “He understood my point of view and assured me that he would do everything possible to satisfy me.
“He earned my respect and, until I left Manchester, there was no problem with him. ‘Even the management helped me. I also spoke with Ed Woodward and Matt Judge and everyone understood why I wanted to leave.
“It was a frank and honest conversation. There was no war, but the decision was shared.
“This is why the leaders of United and Solskjaer will have my eternal respect.”