“Ibrahimovic made me understand that he admired the career I’d had, as an older player with more experience than him”.
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And Schneiderlin told the club’s official website that the 34-year-old is just as imposing off the pitch as he is on it.
He did not get the cleanest contact on the ball but his scissors kick bounced past Fernando Muslera in Galatasaray’s goal and sent thousands of Swedish fans into raptures.
Wayne Rooney scored a penalty in a second-half brace and Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata were also on the scoresheet as United came on strong after half-time.
This appears to be directed at Jose Mourinho.
At the start of the summer, Chelsea Player of the Year Willian was without a long-term contract and was facing uncertainty with yet another managerial change at Chelsea.
“I’ve heard him talk to players, and you know that player will now be feeling on top of the world”.
“The squad is very competitive, the squad is very important for the season”.
“To then go out as we did, and against Iceland, was beyond disappointing”. So with 60 matches we can not do it with 11 players.
“You can look and it seems like he has been playing here many years already and the same with the other guys we’ve signed”. But we didn’t play. “We think we can challenge for the Premier League and we want to put a marker down in the Community Shield with Leicester [on Sunday]”.
Rashford will be hoping to earn a regular spot in the Manchester United first team next season after breaking into the side under Louis van Gaal last term.
But Mourinho has strengthened his hand with the signing of Ibrahimovic.
‘He has this thing about him, it is a presence and a stature.
“The likes of Marcus Rashford can learn a lot from him”.
“The Premier League has become such a global spectacle and the revenue that is created by teams is enormous now, but that’s the modern day game, I’m afraid”.
Ibrahimovic responded in his inimitable way, saying “I admire Cantona and I heard what he said”. “There’s no need to rush into anything – I’m taking my time, taking it steady”.
Mourinho, who took over as United manager recently, has asserted that he will reinstall Rooney in his former role as a striker, rather than utilise the England forward as a midfielder – a position he played in during the previous season.
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The 120-cap former Germany worldwide has since been the subject of much transfer speculation, with the likes of AC Milan and Inter said to be interested in securing his signature.
