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Manchester United vs. Galatasaray: Score, Reaction from 2016 Pre-Season Friendly
- Updated: July 30, 2016
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his debut, as Manchester United thrashed Galatasaray 5-2 in a pre-season friendly at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday.
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in the opening moments in his homeland; however, United fell behind before the interval after goals from Sinan Gumus and Bruma.
The break appeared to reinvigorate Jose Mourinho’s troops, who went on to score four unanswered second-half goals through a Wayne Rooney brace, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata.
It did not take the former Paris Saint-Germain striker long to get off the mark for his new club, as he scuffed an overhead kick into the ground and into the bottom corner inside four minutes.
Antonio Valencia was the provider who chipped a cross toward the penalty spot over the head of Rooney. Fortunately, Ibrahimovic was on hand to divert the ball on target.
MUTV provided footage of the Swede’s first goal in United colours on their official Twitter account:
Talk about an instant impact! #ZlatanTimeSwitch over now to watch live on #MUTVHD. https://t.co/C8QYQI3308
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 30, 2016
With 22 minutes on the clock, Galatasaray pulled level through a set piece. After Ibrahimovic conceded a sloppy free-kick 30 yards from goal, Wesley Sneijder whipped the ball into the area toward Gumus, who stabbed a header into the bottom corner and under Spain No. 1 David De Gea.
The Istanbul club moved ahead of their Premier League opponents five minutes before the half-time interval following a lovely flowing move. Portuguese midfielder Bruma darted inside from the left flank before letting fly with a …
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