Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has stressed the importance of Romelu Lukaku's early goalscoring run.

The Belgian has started his second spell at Chelsea on fire with three goals in three matches.

And Tuchel knows how important it is having a confident striker throughout the season.

"He dreamt about it since being a little boy and now he has the opportunity to come back as the number nine, the go-to guy up front and be the one to help the team with goals," Tuchel told reporters.

"He's not shy of speaking out loud so we are very lucky that we can share the experience with him because he's a nice guy and a tough competitor.

"We all know how important it is to have a good start for strikers and to not wait too long for their goals so we're very happy that he helps us with goals and he has this experience so early in the season. Hopefully he can continue tomorrow to score and be decisive for us."