Head coach of Stoke City, ex-Manchester United striker Mark Hughes is confident that Romel Lukaku is able to become the best scorer in the history of the mankunians.

Romel Lukaku scored 3 goals in the first three Premier League games for Manchester United.

Mark Hughes, who twice won the championship of England as a football player of the United States, I am sure that Romel is able to bypass Wayne Rooney, who scored 253 goals for the "red devils".

"If you think logically, Romel can beat Rooney's record if he's in good shape and avoids serious injuries," Hughes said..

"If he spent only one good season, and then moved for a lot of money to the top club - this is one thing. But look at the career of Romel - he every season scores 20-25 goals, so Manchester United did not take too much risk.

Therefore, the Sirians and spent on it 75 million pounds. This is a player who can lead the attack of United in the next 5-10 years ".

"If you divide the transfer value by the duration of the contract or for the time that he is likely to stay in Manchester - then the deal begins to seem fantastic for Manchester United".

Today (September 9) Lukaku will try to continue his pursuit of Rooney in an away match against Stoke City. The beginning is at 19:30 Kyiv time.