Jose Mourinho dedicated the 2016 Community Shield win to Louis Van Gaal as the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace in May, secured the FA Cup.
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The Spaniard replaced Jesse Lingard during Sunday’s Community Shield win over Leicester at Wembley, only to be hauled off late on for Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
It is the first piece of silverware for a new-look United now under the leadership of Jose Mourinho but the much-travelled Ibrahimovic is determined to ensure it is not the last.
“But I think he played very well”. He won the FA Cup.
“I’m really happy because it’s my first trophy. It was very hard to see players like Depay, Phil Jones, Ashley Young not playing”.
But it was the Foxes’ leading goalscorer from last season who drew his side level within minutes of the restart, latching on to a misplaced backpass from Fellaini before rounding David De Gea and rolling the ball into an unguarded net. But he insisted the Spain worldwide now understands why he was replaced. He’s not a fast player like Jamie Vardy, who can play 50 yards from the box.
“It’s always important to start with a trophy”. This is my 31st trophy.
Leicester City team against Manchester United: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy. We begin with a trophy. The team is fantastic.
“Perhaps it is the biggest club I’ve played at”. The only one I can compare is Milan.
Ibrahimovic made a decision to swap Paris for Manchester at the end of last season, leaving French powerhouses PSG to play his football at Old Trafford.
On Saturday Ranieri’s side will kick-off their title defence at newly-promoted Hull City, more than three months after the sensational EPL victory. “We played against a big team and deserved as a minimum to go to penalties, but when you play against great champions, this can happen, ‘ he said”.
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“When you have Zlatan Ibrahimovic you know he maybe doesn’t touch so many balls but he gets one right and he scores”. We played against a good team. I told the players that we aren’t ready yet, but give me 120 per cent. Help each other and run for your team-mates.
