However, the exact opposite has proven the case, with the Belgian’s spell at Old Trafford revived by two starts in the first two Premier League games of the season. We have a new coach, new staff, some new players. Is it even real or is it just a new Stormzy music video?
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“I need September to come, because the relations can be good, the players can be great professionals, but a player is a player and when he doesn’t play one game, two, three, the frustration comes and it’s hard to train well. My mentality came from that”.
Ibrahimovic’s double against Southampton took his tally to four goals in three competitive games for United, following his victor in the Community Shield clash against Leicester City and his strike in last week’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
“I think he was fantastic”, Mourinho beamed.
“I think Pogba and Ibrahimovic were very, very good, but I could say the same about Mkhitaryan in the last 20 minutes when he showed his quality”. He was a lanky, raw 19-year-old then; he returns to United as a powerfully built star of world football.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has told Manchester United teammates they need to change to a “winning mentality”. “Everything is new, it’s like a big parcel – we need to put the parcel together and then we’ll work through everything”, the former Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona player said. “We spoke like two weeks ago about it so there was no confusion”, he said.
“You can see in the post-match interview with [Paul] Pogba, they’re having a laugh and the spirit is there and you don’t win anything without team spirit”. “It was decided long before, it wasn’t on the pitch”.
“Maybe a simple phone call can make a difference”, Mourinho said in quotes reported by the Daily Express.
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He stressed: “I’m happy for the team”. You need intelligent players around you but I don’t see why he can’t do that. “Here was a player who was not feeling loved. We’re happy for the three points and the first game of Paul [Pogba] also, so he needs to settle in and the rest will come by itself”. However, the fear factor appeared non-existent under the stewardship of Messrs Moyes and Van Gaal, but if things continue like this under Jose Mourinho, you can be sure that the Theatre of Dreams is going to become the stuff of nightmares for visiting teams again.
