Zlatan Ibrahimovic is at his peak, claims Jose Mourinho

Bournemouth did pull one back in the 69th minute, but it was nothing more than a consolation as Manchester United took all three points.

Both Ibrahimovic and Eric Bailly were named in the starting line-up alongside Fellaini, and impressed on their Premier League debuts, with Bailly being named Man of the Match by fans on Twitter after the game. He said that he has always had the feeling that he was not “loved by the general red people”. “He knows what he can be for them”, Mourinho said postgame.

The 34-year-old made a decision to call time on his PSG career after spending 4 successful years at Parc des Princes. “He is at the top of his game”.

United, without world record signing Paul Pogba who was suspended, were denied a clean sheet soon afterwards when defender Adam Smith beat David de Gea with a fierce shot from 12 metres. But the reality is that winning the Community Shield has brought some happiness, then we’ve had a win away from home.

Hit by injuries to Arsenal’s first-team regulars, a youthful second-string defense was torn to pieces by Liverpool’s fluent passing and clinical finishing in the second half.

Earlier goals from Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney put United in the driving seat as United topped the table after the opening weekend of fixtures.

“I am very happy”, Mourinho said. “Our idea is that he will be a very important player for us”, he said. “If they score again for 3-2, we have a nightmare in the last minute, so I have to have control – but even that was a good experience for us”.

“We could feel this today with the few thousand [supporters] and I can imagine this on Friday at Old Trafford, I think they can play their game”.

The Portuguese manager is desperate to restore his tarnished reputation after being sacked by Chelsea last season.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe admitted sloppy defending had scuppered his side’s chances of spoiling Mourinho’s party. Herrera started the game on the south coast, playing the full 90 minutes and picking up a booking to boot, but posed for a number of pictures with his team-mates on United’s return flight back to Manchester on Sunday evening.

“You can’t lambast individuals for that”.