“I mean this is what we play for”. “He gave me exactly what I needed at that time”.
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“Forty points is the target, then we will see how many months less to the end of the season”.
“The first half performance was much better than the second”.
Mourinho dedicated the win to his predecessor Louis van Gaal, among others.
“This is my 31st trophy, collective trophy, and I’m super happy”.
He continued: “So this win is for him and in addition I dedicate it to the Manchester United players who were not involved in the game”.
With United set to launch their Premier League campaign away to Bournemouth next Sunday, Mourinho claims the trip to Dean Court will be the beginning of his “impossible” dream as manager.
It is alleged that Mata and Mourinho have a troubled relationship, with Mata being sold previously by Mourinho during their time at Chelsea. “I should be okay for the next game”.
“But our desire to do well and work and improve [is our biggest strength]”.
“Our team is something big going on, we’re at the beginning, but we begin with a trophy, so it’s a good start”.
Ibrahimovic also joined the list of United players to have scored on their debut in the Community Shield.
“It feels good”, he said.
“They brought an intensity to the game which was hard for us to cope with”, he added. The team is fantastic. I don’t know if they put water on and the atmosphere killed the water immediately or if they forgot to do it but the reality is it was very slow.
Mourinho clearly explained that his decision was for the good of the team as he addressed the media after the game.
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Ibrahimovic’s trophy-laden career began with a Dutch league and cup double with Ajax in 2000-01, following his move from Malmo in Sweden.
