‘Don’t ever compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo’ - says Lukaku

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has made it emphatically clear that it is futile to compare him with Portugal’s captain legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

The ex-Inter Milan forward has tagged the Ronaldo as one of the top three players in history after he broke the men's international scoring record.

The five-time Champions League winner scored his 110th and 111th strikes for Portugal in their 2-1 World Cup qualifier win against Ireland to beat Ali Daei's 109-goal record.

Lukaku meanwhile scored his 65th and 66th goals for Belgium on Thursday during the Red Devils' 5-2 victory over Estonia.

And Romelu has now urged people to not compare him with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner after fans and pundits claimed he has an outside chance of eclipsing Ronaldo's record.

Speaking in a pre-match press conference ahead of Belgium's clash against Czech Republic where he is expected to make his 100th cap, Lukaku said:

"Don't ever compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo, never.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is, for me, in the top three best players in the history of football.

"I'm not going to rank him from first to third but he's in there.

"What he has achieved in football today for players of my generation is something exceptional.

"I was lucky enough to play against him in Italy and now that he's back in the Premier League, it's all good for English football.

"As for the rest, comparing statistics and all that, it's useless."

Both Lukaku and Ronaldo returned to the Premier League from Serie A during the summer transfer window.

Lukaku was brought back by Chelsea in a £97.5million deal, while Ronaldo penned his comeback to Old Trafford 12 years after departing for Real Madrid.