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Lukaku excited about having opportunity to team up with Zlatan, says he don't fear him

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Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • Lukaku says he doesn't fear his Old Trafford teammate Zlatan
  • ?He believes he will help Utd in their bid to win the Premier League title
  • Ibrahimovic signed a deal until the end of the season
Romelu Lukaku says he welcomes the competition Zlatan Ibrahimovic will bring at Manchester United.

The 24-year-old striker continued his blistering start to the new season on Thursday with a hat-trick for Belgium in a World Cup qualifier against minnows Gibraltar.

But Lukaku, with three Premier League goals already to his name after as many matches this campaign, will see the Swedish superstar back in the Old Trafford fold later this season after his serious knee injury.

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