Alan Shearer anticipated that Mason Mount’s levels would rise again thanks to Romelu Lukaku’s roaring return to Chelsea.
Speaking on Match of the Day 2 last night, Shearer saw a potentially lethal partnership forming between the two boys in Blue.
Lukaku’s second Chelsea debut was the weekend’s main Premier League event, with all eyes turning to the Emirates on Sunday.
The interested punters were certainly not disappointed after they witnessed him bully and bounce off the Arsenal defenders with worrying ease.
Pablo Mari’s mind will be haunted by the Belgian’s shirt number for some time, as he was the main victim of Chelsea’s no.9 all afternoon.
He tasted turf in an attempt to halt Lukaku’s route to scoring his first goal for the Blues, a mission that ended in defeat.
Thomas Tuchel’s attack now has an extra dimension of destructivity, a definitive point to build-up play.
Making of Mount
This is a scary proposition to the rest of the league, considering how many creative forces will be surrounding Lukaku this season.
One of those likely to feature prominently is Mount, who started against Arsenal and provided the assist for Reece James’ first-half strike.
Shearer expected the Englishmen to flourish thanks to the arrival of his new teammate.
His analysis depicted how the 22-year-old and Lukaku’s relationship was already in motion versus the Gunners.
“The second half it didn’t change,” said the Newcastle United legend.
“He (Lukaku) could have let it come across him but he plays it into Mount, who is going to have a field day, I think.
“Who will improve again because he’s now got someone he can link with and build up.
“Good run in behind again, Mount repays the favour with a good ball.”
Kai Havertz was the other beneficiary of Lukaku’s presence up front, with so many waiting in line to get a slice of the action.
Thomas Tuchel brought on Hakim Ziyech and Tino Werner as second-half substitutes, whilst Christian Pulisic didn’t even make the bench due to covid protocols.
Callum Hudson-Odoi was an unused chess piece during the Arsenal conquest.
If that’s not the finest forward line in European football right now, then I’m not sure what is.
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