Soccer-'The best one' - Chelsea's Lukaku relishes goal on Premier League return


Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Chelsea - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - August 22, 2021 Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku after the match REUTERS/David Klein

(Reuters) - Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku said his goal in Sunday's 2-0 win over London rivals Arsenal, the Belgium international's first match back with the European champions, was his favourite of the 114 he has scored in the Premier League.

An almost unstoppable Lukaku needed only 15 minutes to get off the mark for Chelsea following his reported 97.5 million pound ($133.08 million) transfer https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-che-lukaku-idUKKBN2FD1V2 from Inter Milan, tapping in a cross played into his path by Reece James, who bagged the second goal.

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