Romelu Lukaku announced his arrival at Old
Trafford by scoring twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester United as
they embarrassed West Ham.
Jose Mourinho's team were a constant threat
against a poor Hammers side, offering excitement and encouragement to their supporters
on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season.
Lukaku, a £75m summer signing from Everton,
put the Red Devils ahead with a rising drive off the post after racing onto
Marcus Rashford's pass.
The Belgium international doubled the lead after
half-time, glancing in a header from Henrikh Mkhitaryan's inswinging free-kick.
United teenager Rashford curled against the
inside of Joe Hart's left-hand post before substitute Anthony Martial ended the
match as a contest with a slick finish.
There was still time for a fourth, however, as
Paul Pogba curled in from distance.
The Hammers offered little going forward in a
passive performance, although new signing Marko Arnautovic did flick a header
onto the top of the home crossbar at 2-0.
The Red Devils have now lost only one of their
14 opening-day Premier League fixtures at Old Trafford, while West Ham's season
began with a record 11th defeat.
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