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Zlatan Ibrahimovic having big impact at Manchester United - Jose Mourinho

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic is already making his influence felt at Manchester United.

Ibrahimovic is set to make his eagerly-awaited United debut in Saturday evening's friendly with Galatasaray in Gothenburg.

Zlatan eager to please on debut
Zlatan eager to please on debut

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says it will "feel great" to make his Manchester United debut in his home country

Mourinho says the striker his making his experience and personality count on the training pitch ahead of the new Premier League season.

"With Zlatan you may see someone with a big ego, big self-esteem, but it is in a positive way," Mourinho told MUTV.

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"When he is with the group, he is humble and friendly to everyone - integration is good.

"Zlatan is a fantastic player and, immediately in training, we could feel what I call 'functional empathy' - people looking to him, him looking to connect with other players.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney
Image: Ibrahimovic is expected to make his debut on Saturday

"He is an amazing link player, an amazing player. He could be anything on the pitch, not just a goalscorer."

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Fellow new signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly are also on the plane to Sweden and could feature against Galatasaray.

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Watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic at training - see more pre-season videos on Manchester United's Facebook page.

"Zlatan and Henrikh are fluent in English and in many other languages," Mourinho added. "They are good guys and experienced guys. 

"Eric doesn't speak English too well. But he speaks French and Spanish which makes it an easy position in this squad with all his team-mates who speak those languages. He is coming up, step by step."

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