Jesse Lingard, who netted the victor in the FA Cup Final in May, burst through the Leicester defence and calmly slotted the ball past Kasper Schmeichel to become the first United player to score in the FA Cup Final and subsequent Community Shield since Eric Cantona in 1996.
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“It feels awesome to win the first official game”, Ibrahimovic told MUTV. He explained: ‘He won the FA Cup to allow me to be back and have one more trophy’. “I think we can really, yes”. It feels good. The first official game we play for a trophy and we win. “You can see it’s a strong team”.
The former Paris Saint-Germain man also scored on his unofficial debut against Turkish side Galatasaray in his native Sweden last month as the Reds ran out 5-2 victors in Gothenburg.
Victory was all that mattered to the Portuguese coach, who hopes to soon be welcoming Pogba to Old Trafford after United announced earlier Sunday that the Juventus midfielder was set for a medical examination.
Ibrahimovic had been on the periphery for much of the game as Jesse Lingard added to his FA Cup final victor with an impressive solo strike to put United ahead against the Premier League champions.
There is no doubt Mata was frustrated, but so were the players Mourinho didn’t pick when sending on Mata in the first place.
But the goal owed nearly everything to a mistake by Fellaini, whose under-hit back-pass enabled Vardy to nip in, round David de Gea, and score. Zlatan is not someone in his 20s, who can get better over time in fact, his footballing skills should be on the decline but the amusing part is that Zlatan has always been amongst the goals for PSG.
As the Premier League season, or your yearly ‘oh-Arsenal-not-again-[emotionally confused emoji here]’ rant, draws closer and you drool over each of the one billion transfer rumours and angry/drunk doomsday-is-here preview copies, some serious mind games are already unfolding on the English pitch.
“When all these things are settled, things grow easily”. After we conceded the second goal, then we still had a very good chance just before the end of the game.
That is another thing Manchester United missed out last season, the ability to keep it together and not bottle it against some of the bigger teams.
“We play for the trophies and I’m super happy and super excited for the goal – but especially for the win because it’s a trophy for the team”.
Cape Town – While he admits it is unlikely, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed he wants his side to win every match they play this season in all competitions.
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“Fergie’s reputation will take a further battering if Pogba lives up to his billing and takes the Premier League by storm and while they are not yet a proven team, Mourinho is a manager who tends to inspire instant success”.
