Ibrahimovic wants winning start to Manchester United career

Everybody worked hard but not as a team.

“I don’t know what happened (to Chelsea)”. I want to see more, I want everybody together.

It hasn’t all been exits for Leicester City this window and one new player in particular has the Foxes fans excited.

The pair appeared to switch smoothly between orthodox and deep-lying attacking positions in United’s friendlies against Galatasaray and Everton. But having suffered heavy defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, questions have arisen as to whether they have what it takes to come close to emulating what they achieved in 2015-16. “They have a new experience playing the Champions League which changes the profile of their season”.

Who knows what demons this stirred in the fiercely ambitious, and football-besotted, young Mourinho? Indeed, the general consensus that Ranieri will do well to keep his team in the top ten.

French worldwide N’Golo Kante joined Chelsea last month and star man Mahrez has been linked with a move away.

And Ranieri insists he expects his players to confound the doubters once again. I’m not satisfied until I collect everything. This year, teams will want to kill us.

“In this country we want a league”.

Prediction: Neither team has had an ideal preseason and there is likely to be signs of teething problems at Wembley as both managers look to blend new players into the mix.

“When I build something it is never destroyed”.

“Next week will be a good working week for us”. In contrast, their opponents on Sunday will be Manchester United, a team that has been a part of it 29 times, winning 20 of those.

“Jamie has trained very well today and I am very pleased”, he added. “So we will take it very seriously”.

“It will be brilliant [if we beat Manchester United]”.

“But they have a better squad, they’ve bought players, the manager is good and experienced – I think they can cope”.

English bookmakers Betfair are also offering enhanced odds on Sunday’s Community Shield clash for all new customers. He pointed out with pride that even clubs where he has been dismissed have enjoyed success after he left, notably Valencia and Chelsea, the managers who followed him benefiting from his work.

45 years on from their only appearance in the final, and it seems the most apt beginning for Leicester following a season where they surprised all to win the league.

The Swedish striker told MUTV: “I believe it’s the first trophy game against Leicester”.