“I was not joking [when I say 15 more years] – 53 plus 15 is 68, so I would say 14, 15, 16 more years, but I don’t see myself going home before 70”.
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“Sometimes we don’t but we always try to do that kind of football the way that the team is defending because it’s a completely different way to defend”. But he’s great with his feet.
Paul Pogba also shone on his debut, but Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini and Daley Blind deserve the utmost credit.
“He has to play free, but for a player to play with freedom we have to build organisation around him”.
“I told him just simply “forget everything you read, forget everything, with me you don’t leave for sure”.
Mourinho only joined United at the end of May, but the Portuguese has quickly set about rebuilding United’s squad, bringing in four players including Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Man United will attempt to make it three wins from three when they visit Hull City next Saturday, while Southampton’s search for their first victory of the season will continue at home to Sunderland next weekend. Southampton held on for the 1-nil win. “Next week is now a big game for us”.
“He needs to get to know the players, I need to get to know everybody, the way we play, the simple things outside the pitch, inside the pitch”.
“There were lots of things that were positive for the future”.
United might lose one or two matches away from home en route to winning the premier league title but at Old Trafford, no team will have easy ride beating them thier.
There was plenty of excitement around Old Trafford as Pogba was named in the starting line-up by Mourinho, but his first touch of the ball looked a far cry from one belonging to the world’s most expensive player.
Ibrahimovic was voted Man of the Match by United fans on Twitter, picking up 59% of the votes to finish ahead of Pogba (32%) and Valencia (9%).
A wonderful teasing cross from the right hand side by Wayne Rooney was well met with a super header from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who powers home pass the goalkeeper to give Manchester United the lead in the 36th minute of play.
Other than a disallowed goal from Dusan Tadic, who was flagged for being offside, in the first half, the Saints never really threatened the United goal.
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The Red Devils’ early second-half dominance paid dividends less than 10 minutes after the restart as Jordy Clasie perpetrated a needless foul on Luke Shaw in the penalty area.
