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Romelu Lukaku signed for Manchester United in a deal worth £75million
He was signed by manager Jose Mourinho to be his battering ram in attack
However Martin Keown says the Belgian's lack of consistency is a real problem

Published: 04:46 EDT, 13 August 2017 | Updated: 05:20 EDT, 13 August 2017

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Manchester United have spent the last two transfer windows building a team of giants.

Six of manager Jose Mourinho's seven signings as United boss have been over 6ft 1in, including towering forward Romelu Lukaku who arrived at Old Trafford for a fee of £75million.

Mourinho's plan appears to be to replicate his dominant title-winning Chelsea side of 2004-05.

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Keown says that Romelu Lukaku needs to be more consistent in order to shine for Man Utd

However the ability of his United side to reach those heights will depend on the ability of Lukaku, according to Martin Keown.

The former Arsenal defender was speaking ahead of the launch of The Verdict, a new football magazine available inside the Daily Mail every Monday.

Jose Mourinho signed Lukaku for £75million to be his battering ram in attack this season

Keown believes Lukaku was bought in to be Mourinho's new Didier Drogba, but questioned whether he had the consistency to hit the same heights as the Ivorian forward.

‘Romelu Lukaku is key to United’s plans of building a strong side to roll over other teams,' he said.

‘Their home form has been embarrassing — 26 goals at home last season and 10 draws.

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‘Too often he’s a pussy cat, but can Mourinho — the man who sold him at Chelsea and saw him as not good enough, don’t forget — turn him into a raging lion?’

The Red Devils finished sixth last season, largely because of their home form, and qualified for the Champions League by winning the Europa League.

They start the new Premier League season against West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday.