Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived with authority. All those concerns about his age; were quickly put to rest. Last weekend, he guaranteed victory in the Community Shield the day before the event took place. Then he scored the game winning goal in the match itself. Today, he scored again in his regular season Premier League debut, as United won at Bournemouth 4-3.
Yes, he’s one of the ten highest paid players in the world, but he’s also one of the most exciting and interesting summer transfer window signings that United have made in a very long time.
(Of course, then just a few weeks after Ibra was signed, United went out and broke the transfer fee record to land Paul Pogba)
Yes, it’s been a very exciting summer for Manchester United Football Club fans. The Jose Mourinho hire and a wave of new players being brought over to the club has re-energized the base.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Henrik Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba, a new era is dawning. For Ibrahimovic individually, he’s aging like a fine wine. The 34-year-old certainly doesn’t seem 34, according to Mourinho.
“Look, the first thing I can tell you is that, at his table for breakfast and for meals, he is surrounded by the young ones, the kids. Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford — these are the guys who are with him at the table. He knows what he can be for them,” Mourinho said postgame.
“But, for the team, you have to forget the passport, that he is 34 years old. The body and mentality are not those of a 34-year-old guy. He’s at the top of his qualities.”
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