The good times appear to be back at Old Trafford, with Ibrahimovic’s towering header in the 36th minute and penalty in the 52nd earning United a second straight victory to open the league season under new manager Jose Mourinho.
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In-form Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is confident the club can win the Premier League title this season.
The France striker scored 22 league goals in each of the last two La Liga seasons, and has always been a target for some of English football’s top clubs.
“I tried to do what I’m best at, create chances and help my team-mates and then scoring goals”. “We need to put the puzzle together and then work on it”.
Paul Pogba has joined “the flawless club” in Manchester United, according to his global team-mate Antoine Griezmann.
“It is like a big puzzle”, Ibrahimovic said.
While Pogba is the world’s most expensive player, Griezmann might be in the best form, and he finds himself in the Ballon d’Or discussion.
“I came back home”, said Pogba, who was sold by United for virtually nothing in 2012 after making just seven substitute appearances in three years at the club. “I arrive in the dressing room after the match and I was happy but then I become sad, because I arrive there and all the other guys are there in their nice Paul Smith suit but not a tracksuit, not even playing, not even being on the bench”.
“I was relaxed, no nerves, I played my game”.
“First ball, I lost it, but got used to it”.
“I know that by the numbers they had moments of more possession but I knew that, the closed diamond is good to hide the ball from opponents but they didn’t create danger and we were always in control”.
Mourinho added about the Frenchman: “He was fantastic”.
Matteo Darmian, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Phil Jones, Michael Carrick, Memphis and Marcos Rojo were all overlooked for the 18-man matchday squad as United defeated Southampton 2-0 on Friday night.
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Manchester United: de Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Pogba, Fellaini, Mata, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic.
