The Everton striker scored a hat-trick in the win over Sunderland.
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their first goal
There is no denying that Romelu Lukaku was the star man in Everton’s win over Sunderland on Monday evening.
The striker bagged a superb hat-trick in the game to help his side to a comfortable three-nil win and end his long goal drought.
It was an impressive display, to say the least, and showed just why the Blues were so desperate to keep hold of him in the summer.
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku scores their third goal to complete his hat trick
Those three goals took him to 122 goals in his career, an impressive record for someone who is only 23-years-old.
Indeed, a look at how he compares to some of the world’s best strikers by the same point in their careers shows just how impressive that record in.
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku scores their second goal
For example, Cristiano Ronaldo only had 110 to his name at that age. Barcelona star Luis Suarez had 107.
Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are also left trailing in his wake, with those two only managing 100 and 65 in comparison.
Of course, those strikers have all gone on to become world superstars, and it is now up to Lukaku to go on and match them.
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their first goal
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