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Premier League Team of the Season 2017/18 predictions

By Tom Bogert

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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SKOPJE, MACEDONIA – AUGUST 08: Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Manchester United at the Philip II Arena on August 8, 2017 in Skopje, Macedonia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SKOPJE, MACEDONIA – AUGUST 08: Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Manchester United at the Philip II Arena on August 8, 2017 in Skopje, Macedonia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

ST: Romelu Lukaku /// Manchester United /// 2016/17: 37 apps, 25 goals, 6 assists

It looks like Lukaku won’t need much time to settle into Manchester United. In his debut, the freight train scored two goals as United effortlessly ran through West Ham.

Lukaku was brought in from Everton for big money to be the player that turns a lot of those frustrating 0-0 draws into 1-0 victories some way, some how. The Belgian has shown the consistent ability to score over the past few years and is only 24 years old.

Mourinho will be ecstatic to have replaced Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s physical presence up top, and Lukaku additionally has the pace that Ibrahimovic doesn’t at this stage of his career.

There is an abundance of top strikers in the Premier League but just room for two in the Team of the Season, which’ll be Kane and Lukaku. If Aguero is able to play closer to a full season of games than he has in most years, he’ll have a real shot at nudging either Kane or Lukaku out of the side.

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If the first weekend of the season is to be an indication of how the rest of the season will go, there will be goals. Lukaku, Kane and Aguero have the ability to each hit more than 25 this year. The race for Golden Boot will be exciting.

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