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Koeman: Everybody loves Lukaku - you don't sell your best players

The Belgium international scored twice to go clear at the top of the Premier League goalscoring chart on Saturday days after suggesting he could leave

Ronald Koeman has reaffirmed Everton's commitment to keeping top scorer Romelu Lukaku after the Belgian's quickfire double helped them to a 4-0 victory over 10-man Hull City.

Lukaku moved two clear of Tottenham's Harry Kane on 21 goals in the hunt for the Premier League's Golden Boot award with two stoppage-time strikes at Goodison Park, adding to earlier efforts from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Enner Valencia.

Everton moved level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal thanks to the victory - having played two games more than Arsene Wenger's side - and Koeman was quick to praise Lukaku after a week in which the striker refused to sign a new contract with the Merseyside club.