Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a superb goal
just four minutes into his Manchester
United debut and promised that there
would be much more to come after they
thrashed Turkish side Galatasaray 5 -2 in
a friendly in Gothenburg on Saturday .
The 34- year-old Swede , who arrived at
Old Trafford on a free transfer after a
trophy- laden four -year spell with Paris St
Germain , wasted no time in making his
presence felt , flinging himself into the air
to meet Antonio Valencia’s cross .
He did not get the cleanest contact on the
ball but his scissors kick bounced past
Fernando Muslera in Galatasaray ’s goal
and sent thousands of Swedish fans into
raptures.
With Wayne Rooney netting twice and
Valencia recording three assists against
the rudderless Turkish outfit, a delighted
Ibrahimovic said it was shaping up to be
an exciting season, especially if United ’s
transfer target Paul Pogba arrives from
Juventus.
“ I ’m going to help the team as much as I
can and do what I ’m good at, creating
chances and scoring goals,” he told
Swedish TV .
“ There is something big on the go , it ’s
going to be very interesting this year. Let
us say that if Pogba comes too, it ’s going
to be very interesting ,” he added with a
smile .
Galatasaray threatened to spoil Zlatan’ s
party when Sinan Gumus headed the
equaliser from a Wesley Sneijder free
kick, and Portuguese winger Bruma then
rifled home to put Galatasaray ahead
four minutes before the break .
Ibrahimovic went off at halftime as coach
Jose Mourinho rang the changes , but
starting fullback Valencia was again the
architect as Rooney steered home
United’s second 10 minutes into the
second half , reports Reuters .
When Marcus Rashford was felled in the
box three minutes later, Rooney stepped
up to fire home the resulting penalty .
Valencia got his third assist when
Marouane Fellaini headed home his
cross, before substitute Juan Mata
stabbed in a fifth to round off a dominant
display by United, who open their
Premier League campaign away to
Bournemouth on August 14 .
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