Didier Drogba came to Romelu Lukaku 's defence following his World Cup horror show.
The on-loan Chelsea striker, currently of Inter Milan, missed series of guilt-edged chances in the dying embers of Belgium 's costly 0-0 draw with Croatia. The result saw the Red Devils crash out of the tournament at the group stage, with manager Roberto Martinez already confirmed to be leaving his post.
Thursday's woes also left Lukaku, who was in tears after the final whistle and smashed one of the dugouts in a rage-fuelled outburst, to shoulder much of the blame as his nation home from Qatar earlier than expected. But Drogba - his childhood hero and former teammate at Stamford Bridge - was reluctant to criticise the 29-year-old, who came on as a half-time substitute after playing just 38 minutes of football since August.
