The charismatic striker scored a spectacular bicycle kick only four minutes into his debut against Galatasaray on Saturday; the last preseason friendly which ended with a 5-2 victory for the Red Devils.
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The next item on United’s agenda will be the imminent signing of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, with the club’s fans wondering whether the concerned emoji attached to the latest message on his Instagram post is relating to the ongoing pursuit of the French midfielder.
MARCUS RASHFORD expects to learn a lot from new team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United this season – even if the Swede’s arrival might limit his first-team opportunities.
United return to action in midweek for Wayne Rooney’s testimonial against Everton before facing Leicester City in the FA Community Shield on Sunday.
Manchester United registered a 5-2 win over Galatasaray in Gothenburg on Saturday and ManUtd.com’s Mark Froggatt was at Ullevi Stadium to spot these six talking points.
The defender, who has impressed in pre-season, said: ‘People made a mistake very quickly of writing me off.
“My relationship with Zlatan, if you allow me to say so, was special”, Crespo continued.
“Zlatan is a fantastic player and, immediately in training, we could feel what I call “functional empathy” – people looking to him, him looking to connect with other players”.
“To then go out as we did, and against Iceland, was beyond disappointing”.
“I’m not surprised he went to United”, Eriksson told Omnisport when asked about Ibrahimovic’s decision to move to England at the age of 34.
New United manager Jose Mourinho declared himself happy with his side’s performance and was pleased to be able to field some of the fringe players linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
“There’s pressure on the players but we’re ready and I think this season we’ll give a real challenge on all fronts. If he is excited to play for us, we’ll be excited to have him back”, Rooney said.
Bruma was singled out as being the player to keep an eye on going into the game and he did not disappoint.
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“It felt good. Very good”. “I was running around just trying to get the energy back into the team”.
