Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has declared striker Romelu Lukaku fit to face Derby County in the FA Cup on Friday.

Lukaku left the pitch on a stretcher following a clash of heads with Wesley Hoedt in the 0-0 Premier League draw at home to Southampton on 30 December.

The Belgian sat out a 2-0 victory away to his former club Everton on Monday, but he could be in the starting lineup against Championship promotion hopefuls Derby in the third-round tie at Old Trafford.

‘It was not a concussion; it was a precaution, a protection for him,’ Mourinho told MUTV.

‘He wanted to play against Everton, but this time he is back.’

Lukaku has scored 10 goals in the top flight this season.

-This story originally appeared on FourFourTwo.co.za