Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United thrashed West Ham 4-0 last weekend (Picture: Getty)

Jose Mourinho has been urged to sign another star striker despite the arrival of Romelu Lukaku at Manchester United.

Lukaku opted to join United earlier in the summer despite attracting substantial interest from Premier League champions Chelsea and has so far impressed at Old Trafford.

The Belgium international scored a brace in his competitive debut under Mourinho as the Red Devils thrashed West Ham 4-0 to end the first game-week top of the table.

But former Manchester United and England star Paul Ince believes Mourinho should still be looking to bolster his attacking options before the window closes.

‘United still need to get another big name in, a goalscorer,’ Ince said in a column for Paddy Power.

Paul Ince has urged Mournho to sign another attacker (Picture: Getty)

‘Yes, they’ve got Lukaku, but if he’s injured or has an off-day, I don’t know who’s going to get the goals.

‘This won’t go down well, but unless it comes when he gets older, I don’t see Marcus Rashford getting them. He just misses too many chances at the moment.

‘There’s talk of Zlatan Ibrahimovic coming back in January, which I think could be brilliant. He was unbelievable for United last season, and is an out-and-out lethal goalscorer.

‘He’s the sort of player they need even though they already have Lukaku. But everyone, from all over the pitch, needs to pull their weight.

‘They can’t be totally reliant on Lukaku.  His 25 goals won’t be enough to bring a title back to Manchester United.’

Marcus Rashford has been accused of being too wasteful in front of goal (Picture: Getty)

Mourinho’s United struggled for consistency last season but there is a renewed optimism around the club that a genuine title challenge awaits during the 2017-18 campaign.

Ince added: ‘I’ve heard United fans saying it’s the most excited they’ve been since Sir Alex Ferguson left. And I can completely see why.

‘I played there for six years, and that kind of performance is what was expected of us then.

‘Even going right back to the 70s and 80s, United teams were expected to be quick, attacking and impressive to watch.

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‘And if Mourinho can carry on like he did last Sunday, he’s got a real threat on his hands, and a threat which finally fits the “United Way”.

‘It’s a club which is known for putting teams on the back foot, for putting pressure on for 90 minutes and making teams terrified of playing them. We didn’t really see that last season.’

United travel to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to face Swansea, who held Southampton to a goalless draw at St Mary’s last week.

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