Ibrahimovic 'here to help' Man Utd in Europa League final

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29 May, 2017

The 35-year-old's nerves, however few, were eased when Paul Pogba opened the scoring early on before Henrikh Mkhitaryan put the final beyond Ajax.

Ibrahimovic arrived at the Red Devils from Paris Saint-Germain on a 12-month contract at the start of the season amid doubts about his age and whether he would be able to keep up with the speed of the Premier League.

This is all he had to say (via Sky Italia): "In a few weeks I'll be back in the field".

It was a special victory for the players, club and the coach two days after the city of the Old Trafford was a target of terrorist attack that claimed 22 lives, including those of children in a concert at Manchester Arena.

"When you want to win a European trophy and you want to make a good season, it is not only on the pitch, you need help from the outside", Goal.com quotes Herrera as saying.

"I always say this is a team sport, we are a team", Herrera said.

Herrera considers that to be a good thing, with it important for everyone connected with the club to pull together in the pursuit of further success.

Still, he kept in with events at Carrington and Old Trafford and was said to be in close contact with numerous United squad during the run-in.

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"There is the situation as it is, there was adrenaline, but what counts is winning, it is a collective trophy, and it is the third in five in total".


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