Romelu Lukaku calls Manchester United debut 'a dream come true' after scoring twice on Premier League bow

Romelu Lukaku has described his Manchester United debut as a 'dream come true' after he scored twice in a 4-0 demolition of West Ham.

The £75million summer signing struck in each half as United thrashed the hapless Hammers at Old Trafford.

West Ham were completely outplayed and could easily have trailed by more goals before substitute Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba finally put a more realistic slant on the scoreline in the closing minutes.

Romelu Lukaku has said that his Manchester United debut on Sunday was 'a dream come true'

Romelu Lukaku has said that his Manchester United debut on Sunday was 'a dream come true'

The ex-Everton ace made an instant impact with two goals against West Ham at Old Trafford

The ex-Everton ace made an instant impact with two goals against West Ham at Old Trafford

'To play in front of such a crowd and for such a great club, it's a dream come true,' Lukaku told Sky Sports. 'The most important thing is the win - the win was good.'


Asked whether he felt relief given his hefty price tag, the Belgian added: 'No, just joy for the team. When you play for Manchester United everybody has a job to do and mine is to score goals for the team.

'The team did a good job today, everybody was creative.' 

United manager Jose Mourinho believes Lukaku's display will help his confidence going forward.

'It's always important,' said the Portuguese. 'New players in new clubs, new strikers, everyone expects goals from them.

'The pressure is with them. It's always nice for their confidence.'

 Lukaku dismissed talk of 'relief', saying he simply felt 'joy' after opening his United account 

 Lukaku dismissed talk of 'relief', saying he simply felt 'joy' after opening his United account 

Despite seeing his side go top of the embryonic table, Mourinho still felt United could have come out of the blocks quicker.

He added: 'The game was difficult, the game was open; at 2-0 they had a chance. I don't think the game was 4-0.

'Then of course, score the third goal and you can breathe and play with a lot of confidence.

'I think the reality of the game, this was always a difficult game for us.

Managers Jose Mourinho and Slaven Bilic felt very different emotions at Old Trafford

Managers Jose Mourinho and Slaven Bilic felt very different emotions at Old Trafford

'We didn't start especially well, we were a little bit nervous for 10, 15 minutes. Then we had a quality performance, good personality, they played with lots of confidence and have given the result.

'The team was confident and played great football. I'm happy, I think it was a very positive performance

'The fact that we start (by) winning and are top of the league means nothing, because last season we started winning and I think we were top of the league after the first match - it means nothing.

'The performance again, the levels of confidence, is what matters for me. We got three important points.'

United manager Mourinho was understandably happy and said his team 'played great football'

United manager Mourinho was understandably happy and said his team 'played great football'

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic admitted his side had been outclassed.

'I expected more of course, but I have to admit they were a much better side in every aspect of the game,' he said.

'We knew they had a strong side of course, but I expected us to do much better.

'We started okay but then it was missing, we were much slower than them.

'It's very hard to find any positives now when you lose 4-0.' 

They will be looking to build on their good start when they visit Swansea City next weekend.

Next Saturday's trip to the Liberty Stadium is followed by games against Leicester, Stoke, Everton, Southampton and Crystal Palace.

However, West Ham boss Bilic was very disappointed and admitted he had 'expected more'

However, West Ham boss Bilic was very disappointed and admitted he had 'expected more'