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Romelu Lukaku seems to have made some inroads into the hearts of Chelsea fans just days after his explosive Sky Sports Italia interview. His small gesture during the Blues' 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final has gone down well with the club's fans.
Lukaku started the match for Chelsea but couldn't get on the scoresheet. He didn't need to though, as a Kai Havertz strike and a Ben Davies own goal did the trick for the Blues.
During the match, Lukaku was seen 'shushing' the Tottenham Hotspur fans after Chelsea's second goal. And the club's fans loved the gesture.
Here are some of the best reactions:
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Lukaku has ruffled a few feathers at Chelsea recently. He claimed he wasn't happy at the club, suggesting he didn't like manager Thomas Tuchel's style of play, and wanted to return to Inter Milan. It was only in the summer transfer window ahead of the ongoing season that the 28-year-old returned to Chelsea for a club-record fee of £103.5 million.
The Belgian has had a mixed season so far, scoring seven goals and assisting two in nine appearances for the Blues across all competitions.
Romelu Lukaku has apologized: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel
Lukaku wasn't included in the Chelsea squad for the Premier League clash with Liverpool following his comments. Tuchel had also scheduled a meeting with the striker, which as per the German, went well and the Belgian apologized for his comments.
"First of all, we were even in the background happy that we took the time that it needed to look calmly on it and talk calmly," Tuchel said ahead of Chelsea's Carabao Cup clash against Tottenham Hotspur. "He has apologized and is back in the squad for today's training [session] later. We have had enough time to clear the air and move on.
"For me, the most important thing was to understand and clearly understand and believe that it was not intentional," he added. "He did not do this intentionally to create noise in front of such a big game."
