Arsenal Face Worst League Start In History As Lukaku Takes Chelsea To The Top

Arsenal were in misery on Sunday night after the club lost the second game in a row just as Chelsea’s Romelu Lukalu scored in his second debut for the European champions.

It was the first time in Arsenal’s history that the club have faced such a calamitous league start of not finding the net and losing its first two games. It could even be worse for the club when they meet the reigning league champions, Manchester City in their next league engagement next weekend.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Romelu Lukaku scored on his second Chelsea debut after he failed to find the net in 15 games during his first engagement with the club ten years ago.

However, on Sunday, it took only 15 minutes for Lukaku to break through in the first goal that led the way for a comfortable 2-0 defeat for Arsenal at the Emirates.

Reece James laid on Lukaku’s goal before scoring the second himself, with Arsenal unable to mount a serious challenge to get back into the contest.

Lukaku moved back to west London from Inter Milan last week and revealed he spoke to former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in the build-up to this game – and he clearly took something from the conversation.

Drogba himself hit 13 goals in 15 games against Arsenal and Lukaku followed suit, sweeping home a low James cross from close range – netting his first Chelsea goal 3,648 days after his first appearance.

Arsenal had started well enough but the goal took the wind out of their sails, Pablo Mari and Rob Holding struggling to contain Lukaku with £50million summer signing Ben White absent due to a positive Covid test.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta had already lost Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Willian and Alex Runarsson to Covid ahead of an opening day defeat at newly-promoted Brentford.

He had called on the returning Arsenal fans to help bridge the gap between the club and the current Premier League elite – but rousing support was in short supply when Mason Mount picked out James inside the box and he fired home Chelsea’s second 10 minutes before half-time.

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