Lukaku opens up about Zlatan return

Since Manchester United confirmed the return of the 35-year-old on a one-year deal, there has been a lot of speculation on the impact of the move on summer signing Romelu Lukaku.

There were concerns that if Lukaku, who has started the season brightly, has a slight dip in form, he will be immediately replaced by the charismatic Swedish striker. 

The Belgian international has finally opened up about the signing, after Belgium's 9-0 thumping over Gibraltar in a World Cup qualifier, in which he nabbed a hat-trick.

"I already knew for a while that Zlatan would sign but I didn't tell anyone," Lukaku admitted.

"I'm happy. We need his personality.

"I think Zlatan will bring us a lot. I think he has one mission, and that is to win the Premier League, and we're going to help him reach his goal," he added.

United boss Jose Mourinho believes having both strikers at his disposal is hugely beneficial and not a hindrance.

"Zlatan knows me," Mourinho told the Manchester Evening News, "and he knows that I play the players that I think are the best for the team. I always did it. 

"I always did that in my life so if he comes here and he proves that he is the best, he plays. If the other ones don't give him a chance to prove that, that's life.

"If we progress in the Champions League and if we progress in one of the cups, I don’t even say both, if we do that we are going to be in the position where we couldn’t do it only with Lukaku and Rashford, especially if I play both together, because if I play one and the other one is on the bench, okay, but I am playing with both," Mourinho added.