The road to redemption has been paved for Romelu Lukaku.
After weeks of having to see fans question his intentions following his unwarranted Sky Italia interview, the Belgian laid his critics to rest with a typically brutal headed finish in the Club World Cup final to help down Palmeiras. Kai Havertz will attract many of the plaudits for his penalty in extra time that secured the win but Lukaku set the Blues on their way on a day in which he had found himself in the headlines once more for his off-field antics.
And he has ultimately proven the catalyst for their success having netted in both the semi-finals against Al Hilal and then the Brazilian outfit to open the scoring in the final as Chelsea became champions of the world and, in the process, completed the set of trophies for Roman Abramovich's treasure chest.
