United ran out as 3-1 winners in the Premier League clash on Wednesday at Selhurst Park, and with Arsenal and Chelsea also picking up three points on the same night it was important not to lose pace with our closest rivals.
The win means we are still fifth in the table, just a point behind Arsenal in fourth and two ahead of sixth-place Chelsea.
Lukaku, who bagged a brace against the Eagles, knows how vital his goals could prove come the end of the season.
“Games like this, you have to win,”
the Belgian frontman told MUTV after the latest triumph for the in-form Reds.