Winning Start For Mou, Arsenal Cruise

[Folami David]

Romelu Lukaku handed Jose Mourinho a winning start to his new reign as Chelsea manager with a perfectly-timed debut goal.
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The towering centre-forward drilled a first-half penalty to give new-look Chelsea a 1-0 win over the Singha All-Star XI, who humbled Manchester United by the same scoreline last week.
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Lukaku, who starred on loan with West Bromwich Albion last season, has vowed to fight for his place even if Chelsea sign a high calibre striker in the transfer window.
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And his goal, on a night of promising debut performances by Chelsea's new signings in Bangkok, comes after the club ended widespread speculation by confirming a bid for Wayne Rooney.
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Chelsea played with their shirt names and numbers in Thai, but home goalkeeper Narit Taweekul nearly went further with the generosity when he palmed a loose ball against the crossbar.
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Kevin De Bruyne was a chief threat on his debut, after returning from a loan spell at Werder Bremen, and he whistled a thunderous shot past the uprights in the 23rd minute.
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Lukaku was also posing problems early on and he forced a sharp save from Narit after galloping through one-on-one on the half-hour.
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But the first goal of Mourinho's new era came from the spot after right-back Wallace, Chelsea's new signing from Fluminense, went down under a challenge in the box.
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Lukaku made no mistake with his left foot as he drove the penalty low and to the 'keeper's right for his first goal in a Chelsea shirt in the 35th minute.
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The Belgium international might have had another
but Narit was again equal to his first-time shot in the box six minutes before halftime.