Romelu Lukaku praises "family man" manager Jose Mourinho
It was confirmed last month that Ibrahimovic would be returning to the club on a one year deal after his contract wasn’t renewed due to a serious knee injury.
Ibrahimovic is not expected to return until the start of 2018 when United will hope to still be fighting in all four competitions.
Lukaku was brought in as a £75million replacement for Ibrahimovic and has made a bright start to life at Old Trafford with four goals in as many games.
As long as it can make you better and makes you win you relish the challenge at the time
Romelu Lukaku
But the Belgian has welcomed the imminent return of the former Sweden striker and believes he will help the team achieve their ambitions.
He said: “I think it's really good for the team.
“I think it's good to have another guy who is hungry to win trophies. That's what we want at Manchester United.
“With his personality, his character and also his attributes as a football player he can bring us a lot and we will try to help him. You relish competition.
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Romelu Lukaku is looking forward to playing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“As long as it can make you better and makes you win you relish the challenge at the time.”
Lukaku also insists he can handle the pressure of being United’s number nine under Jose Mourinho.
"You know the expectations are really high. But I was mentally prepared, I was just waiting for the opportunity to come," he told the BBC.
"I wanted to play for [Jose] Mourinho since I was 11. When you get another chance like that, you don't say no. I'm really grateful for the second opportunity."
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