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Kieran King

"Masterclass incoming" - Chelsea fans express delight as Romelu Lukaku starts against Arsenal

Romelu Lukaku has been named in the Chelsea starting line-up to face Arsenal as he prepares for his first appearance since his £97.5m move from Inter Milan.

The forward re-joined the Blues on August 12 but wasn't named in the squad to take on Crystal Palace on the opening day despite being legible for the fixture.

However, the Belgian has come straight into the XI for the London derby as Thomas Tuchel looks to make it two wins from two in the Premier League.

Lukaku will be aiming to continue his form for Inter in 2020/21, as he struck 30 times in 44 appearances across all competitions.

Chelsea supporters have been giving their reaction to the news on social media and some are backing him to get off to the best possible start.

Here's the best of what they had to say:

@MountFPL : LUKAKU STARTING YES

@il_pratama: LUKAKU DEBUT! Cone on!!!!

@JustOlamilekan_ : Lukaku starts! The attack of Mount, Havertz and Lukaku is what we've been expecting.

@blues_mx : Lukaku for sure is gonna score. Come on.

@BestBoyPatrick : I’m so very buzzing.

@Babu_A_babu : Masterclass incoming...

@vinzcentV : Lukaku hattrick? Yes!

Reece James has also come in as the only other change to the Blues side, with Trevor Chalobah dropping out following his Man of the Match display.

Lukaku made just 10 league appearances in his first spell at the club and failed to hit the net in a dissapointing first spell.

However, his time with West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Inter in particular has proven that he is capable to hit the ground running in a Chelsea shirt.

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