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Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku enter Chelsea-Man United on barren runs

Alvaro Morata and Romelu Lukaku face each other for Chelsea and Manchester United on Sunday having seen their sensational starts to the season for their new clubs evaporate -- both go into the Stamford Bridge clash without a goal since September.

The two strikers were central to one of the transfer sagas of the summer, with United ditching their interest in signing Morata from Real Madrid to hijack Chelsea's attempt to take Lukaku back to the club from Everton.

And in the opening weeks of the season, it appeared that both Chelsea and United had hit the jackpot with their purchases, with Morata scoring seven goals in his first eight games in all competitions for Antonio Conte's team and Lukaku hitting 11 in 10 outings for Jose Mourinho's side.