It was an impressive second Chelsea debut for Romelu Lukaku as he helped the Champions League winners to a 2-0 win at Arsenal on Sunday in grand style.
The 28-year-old returned to the Stamford Bridge this week and was pushed into the starting XI at the Emirates by Thomas Tuchel.
It took the £98 million record signing just 15 minutes to set the ball rolling as he tapped in a Reece James’ cross from the right into an empty net.
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James himself doubled Chelsea’s lead before the break, firing high into the net past Bernd Leno.
The Gunners tried to fight their way back into the game, but Mikel Arteta’s men barely threatened their London rivals, as they suffered their second consecutive defeat this season.
Meanwhile, Tuchel’s men have climbed to the top of the summit, ahead of next week’s trip to Liverpool.
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