With a nod by Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the 83rd minute, Manchester United took the advantage against Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday and held on for the 2-1 victory.
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Jose Mourinho has warned Manchester United’s rivals that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will only get more risky after the striker headed home the victor in Sunday’s Community Shield victory over Leicester.
The aim for Manchester United this season has to be to win every game, according to the Portuguese coach.
“I’m really happy because it’s my first trophy”.
“We wanted to win this trophy and we considered it a very important game”.
José Mourinho won the first trophy of the new season in his first competitive game as Manchester United manager and immediately dedicated it to his predecessor.
“It is a very stupid motivation but, if you look in a different perspective, it is what we have to do”. “You can see it’s a strong team”.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late header sealed the win after Jesse Lingard, who also scored the match-winning goal in the FA Cup final, had put them 1-0 ahead. It is still very early days for the 34-year-old striker but the signs are looking very promising in his short United career thus far.
Claudio Ranieri insists Leicester City are again aiming for the 40-point mark in the Premier League, despite being the defending champions.
“So we are changing the principles of play and that takes team”.
He added: “I think a draw would have been fair over 90 minutes”. And he plans to get better with time.
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.
“I want to dedicate the win to eight people, the seven players who were not selected and the person who allowed us to be here, which is Louis Van Gaal”, Mourinho told BT Sport.
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“Things are coming together”. We don’t and we know that, especially in this country, at this moment it is impossible for anyone.
