5 reasons why Romelu Lukaku will be a hit at Manchester United

#3 He’s got world-class players around him

Surrounded by world-class talent like Paul Pogba, Lukaku is bound to succeed

Lukaku’s time at Everton was undoubtedly a success – last season saw his best goal tally yet as he struck 26 times in 39 games, a total only beaten by the incredibly prolific Harry Kane. And yet – and I mean no disrespect to Everton or their players – he wasn’t playing in a title-challenging team surrounded by world-class players.

Yes, Everton finished just one spot below United in the league, but the gap between the two was eight points – a chasm in relative terms.

It can also be argued that United underperformed last year as Mourinho settled into his new surroundings, and with the players they have in their squad, a real title challenge should be mounted this season. Comparing Everton’s squad last season to United’s, and again no offense is meant, but there’s no contest.

Everton’s attacking players – the likes of Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas and Enner Valencia – are good, granted, but United have proven world-class talent to back Lukaku up.

Just a glance at their attacking firepower is frightening. Lukaku now has the likes of Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford beside him. If he can fit into that line-up quickly then you can expect fireworks and a lot of goals based on his previous.

And that isn’t even getting into the fact that most likely, Mourinho hasn’t finished spending yet. With the huge pay packets of Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic now off the wage bill, the likelihood of Mourinho buying another huge name – Ivan Perisic has been linked – is high.

With better players around him, Lukaku can only be expected to deliver better things. And given what he delivered at Everton was good already, who knows how well he can do at Old Trafford?