Southampton will host Sunderland, while Manchester United will visit Hull City next week.
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Shortly before Shaw won what was a disputed penalty from Jordy Clasie to send United two up, Dusan Tadic had seen a headed effort ruled out by the officials.
Ibrahimovic scored in each half to seal the 2-0 success and continue his brilliant start to life in England, but Pogba also excelled on his first appearance since returning from Juventus in a world-record £89million deal. “Always”, Ibrahimovic said in a TV interview after the match.
“If the team does good, the individual does good”. I try to help them in the way I can, by scoring goals and creating chances.
Ibrahimovic is on three Premier League goals for the season and is a best-priced 4-1 with bet365 to win the Golden Boot. “If we win that’s the most important thing”.
Pogba had more shots, touches and key passes than any other player on the pitch at Old Trafford, while finishing with a passing accuracy of over 80-percent.
“I believe that we can win the title”. I’m happy for the team.
“The supporters are fantastic and I have this feeling in every game that I’ve played that they are the 12th player on the field”. When I came to Juventus I was a young guy.
United were my preseason league title pick, but we see room for improvement in this side, and we won’t know where they truly are until the better opponents come up on their schedule.
“First ball, I lost it, but got used to it. The coach trusted me and I felt good”.
The France worldwide, 23, earned the approval of the Old Trafford crowd with some elegant touches and came close to scoring on several occasions as he completed the full 90 minutes.
Mourinho added about the Frenchman: “He was fantastic”. As Atkinson touched on, he really does have everything when it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net, no finish seems too hard for him, adding to that, he is cool, calm and collective, he is confident in his own ability, you will rarely, if ever, see the player panic.
Southampton had the better of the possession, total passes and passing accuracy, but failed to breakthrough the United defence, which was once again guarded by Daley Blind and Eric Bailly.
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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It is early days, but you can not in any way slate the start of Ibrahimovic’s Manchester United career – the club lacked an out-and-out goal scorer and he is seemingly the clubs answer.
