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Rooney impact impresses Jose
- Updated: September 29, 2016
Jose Mourinho praised Wayne Rooney’s contribution as he came off the bench to help Manchester United to victory against Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League.
Having lost their Group A opener at Feyenoord a fortnight ago, the Portuguese highlighted the importance of securing victory against the relatively unknown Ukrainians at Old Trafford.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s close-range header secured a 1-0 win that kick starts their campaign ahead of October’s home clash with Fenerbahce.
Mourinho accepted United did not play “amazingly well” against Zorya but got the job done, saying he was impressed with Wayne Rooney impact after coming off the bench for a second successive match.
“He was laughing and saying he made a great assist,” the United boss said, regarding his strike into the ground led to Ibrahimovic’s winner.
“But, really, …
