Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho tells Wayne Rooney and rest of Red Devils stars to start firing… despite Zlatan Ibrahimovic netting seven goals in his last six games
JOSE MOURINHO says it is time for the Manchester United players to up their goal ratio.
While Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored seven in his last six games, not enough players are weighing in with their own contribution.
Jose Mourinho reckons it is time that Man Utd’s strikers started firingReuters
It means their football is not reflected in the points or goals for column.
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Even West Brom and Crystal Palace have scored more.
Wayne Rooney is about to become the clubs leading goalscorer but he is crawling towards that 250 total which will eclipse Sir Bobby Charlton’s record.
He still needs two more and while Ibrahimovic has 13 in all comps this season Rooney has just three and one in the league to Ibrahimovic’s eight.
Rooney no longer pulls up trees for England either.
Mourinho said: “With me, he is an attacking player. In the national team, they can do with him what they want to do.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted in the win over Zorya last nightReutersThe Swede shows his composure to put the game to bedGetty ImagesHenrikh Mkhitaryan netted his first goal in a United shirt to open the scoringReutersMourinho has told Wayne Rooney he expects more goals from himReuters
“In the national team he is their player, he is not my player, and they can do what they want.
“If they want to play him right-back, they can play him right-back. It’s not my problem.
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“In my team, he is an attacking player – he will play as a nine or a 10, or eventually coming from one of the sides.
“So as an attacking player, normally he scores more goals.
Mourinho applauds United’s players off in Ukraine last nightAP:Associated Press
“We expect more goals from him, yes, but we expect more goals from everyone in the team.
“We are not scoring enough goals for the football we play.”
United take on Tottenham on Sunday having won just one of their last eight league games drawing six and losing one.”
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