Swansea defender Mike van der Hoorn well aware of Zlatan Ibrahimovic threat

“At the start it was like they were playing the Champions League final and we were playing a summer friendly”. I’m sure Mourinho will get the best out of him, just like Louis van Gaal did before him. She had done a bit of work around the team and he knew, from one father to another, that I would appreciate that.

Schweinsteiger had previously been training with the Under-23s, but rejoined the first team squad on Monday. “If you’re talking about Mkhitaryan picking passes and Carrick who can come in, then play someone with pace who’s going to stretch teams” – Ian Wright, ex-Arsenal forward.

Jose Mourinho side has now only won two of their last seven fixtures, the latest disappointment coming against Fenerbahce in the Europa League. He’s training with the team for three or four days.

Martial has been on the periphery of manager Jose Mourinho’s team this season, but Lamboley insisted their is no bad blood between the pair.

Marouane Fellaini nearly doubled United’s lead with another volley but the second goal soon arrived.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hit the ground running with four goals in four games after signing amid great fanfare in July, but since then the 35-year-old forward has looked his age by netting only once in 11.

Injuries to Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly have resulted in left-sided duo Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo being paired at centre-back and, while he praised the application of both players, Mourinho believes the partnership is not helping his team’s stability.

“It is also easy to see that some players in our attacking areas lack confidence; they’re not sharp and getting the chances that they can”, the Portuguese boss added.

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“If you don’t mind I don’t want to get too in deep with Manchester United, because I don’t really want to get involved where I say this or that about Manchester United”.

“We will be much better prepared, much better conditions, in case his future decision is to leave the club”.

According to the Telegraph, Mourinho believes he underestimated the enormity of the task at hand and is ready to make extensive changes next year, starting in the January transfer window.