Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims he’s getting better with age

I just caught sight of it at the last minute and just managed to get something on it. In fact, he is only half-joking when he says he can play until he is 50. Costa edged the visitors in front with Chelsea‘s first effort on target and they would have won more comfortably had Marcos Alonso’s late free-kick been a centimetre or two lower. I knew about this and I was prepared for it.

The former Sweden global will start up front in the Red Devils’ Premier League clash with West Bromwich Albion, although Mourinho admits he will have to give him a rest at some point. Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling are also out, while attacking midfielder Henrik Mkhitarayan is unlikely to play before Boxing Day.

A Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace handed the Red Devils their third league win on the bounce and Mourinho revealed post-match that he told his players to throw their shirts into the crowd and give them to Reds fans as a Christmas present. Yes, United are playing well and starting to build some momentum after victories over Zorya Luhansk, Tottenham Hotspur and, most recently, Crystal Palace, which made it nine games unbeaten in all competitions. I’m a ideal example of that. Please send us a message to our official Facebook page if you need a live streaming link for the match.

“He is a great character, very bubbly around the changing room and helps the young lads. We’ve played against a team who have found some form and you can see why they have”.

Wayne Rooney nearly doubled the score but his fierce shot was tipped on to the bar by Ben Foster, while Salomon Rondon’s first-half header went narrowly wide for West Brom. Not only that, he is becoming more and more of a leader, and a man with 470 career goals to his name is never something to be sniffed at.

Mourinho, who enjoyed a good relationship with Ibrahimovic at Inter Milan when he was in charge there, said he would need to rest him but he was such an integral part of the side it was hard to omit him.

“We have been a mid-table Premier League team for five or six seasons now”.

Former United defender Jonny Evans is an injury doubt. “The older I get, the better I play”.

Having been pegged back to draw 1-1 in three of their previous four Premier League outings going into the Selhurst Park clash, Jose Mourinho’s side appeared to be heading towards a similar result before Ibrahimovic struck with two minutes remaining.