Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has poked fun at himself despite scoring a brace on his Stamford Bridge homecoming on Saturday. Lukaku helped guide the Blues to a 3-0 win over Aston Villa to go level on points with Manchester United at the Premier League summit.
The 28-year-old opened the scoring on 15 minutes, receiving a brilliant long ball from Mateo Kovacic before sending Axel Tuanzebe the wrong way and slotting home with his right foot.
Kovacic doubled Chelsea's lead in the 49th minute after latching onto a gift of a backpass from Tyrone Mings.
Lukaku added his second of the game in stoppage time, firing a ferocious strike past the helpless Jed Steer from near the edge of the area.
Despite his dominant performance, many viewers aimed jokes at the Belgium international after his opener due to a failed knee slide celebration.
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No more sliding on my knees after yesterday’s celebration…
The prolific striker has scored three goals in his first three games since rejoining Chelsea in a club-record £97.5million deal from Inter Milan.
On a day where Cristiano Ronaldo marked his Premier League return with two goals, it was only fitting the Blues man responded in fine fashion.
Speaking after full-time, Lukaku praised Kovacic for his assist and explained that he had fulfilled his 11-year-long dream of scoring at Stamford Bridge.