Romelu Lukaku: 5 reasons it's too early to write him off

#1 Those who roll with the lion...

The lion is back

Yeah, sure, this is not peak Zlatan. In fact, I find myself looking at the idiot box screaming, "who stole your bag of tricks and flicks, big man?"

But if Lukaku is looking for lessons on how to deal with the shining lights and the crippling hatred, he needs to look no further than the Samurai swagger rocking badass from Sweden, the one and only Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The contention is going to be dealt with in a two-fold manner.

First of all, there is the factor of added competition. When you're battling Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a starting spot, no matter if he's 25 years old or 37, you just gotta give it your best or you can carry his water bottle for him.

Secondly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is as inspirational and experienced a figure as any that a Premier League striker looking to make it big in Europe could ask to be mentored by. Zlatan is surely generous enough to nudge Lukaku into the right path and will definitely let him know of the do's and the don'ts in the final third.

Virgil Van Dijk has just signed for Liverpool for almost the same amount of money United paid for the former Everton hitman. That will take a load off the Belgian's chest and if you want an example of how that helps a player, just take a look at Paul Pogba.