MANCHESTER UNITED‘S stars have touched down in Sweden as they prepare for their clash with Galatasaray in Gothenburg, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic saying he’s excited to make his debut in his home country.
The Swede striker, 34, is yet to feature for United, with Jose Mourinho and Co only playing one match so far this summer – the 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
And Ibrahimovic claims he can’t wait to play his first game in United colours in his home nation.
He said: “Everybody has been waiting for that moment. There has been a lot of talk and to make my debut in my country will feel great.
“I think the fans are waiting for me to come back and they are waiting to enjoy not only me, but the team as well.
“Hopefully, we can give them a good game and, at the same time, we are in the preparation.
“We need to keep focused, to build up the physical part and the conditioning part but we will give them what they want.”
Ibrahimovic also spoke of his team-mates, having trained with them for the first time on Thursday – claiming they are off to a solid start.
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He said: “They seem to be good guys, quality players, they train very hard and, during the training, are very focused.
“The coach – he is direct, he is concrete, he says what he wants and the players are adapting. So there are only positive things.
“I believe in working hard. Not only in games but even in training. The way you train is the way you play in the games – that’s my philosophy.
“Working hard, training hard and feeling good. Then you need to get the rhythm by playing games.”
Also arriving at the airport was new signing Eric Bailly, club captain Wayne Rooney and first-team stars such as David De Gea, Luke Shaw – back from his horror injury – and Anthony Martial.
And is easy as it may appear to simply board a plane, it proved too difficult for Daley Blind – who boarded the flight 15 minutes later than his team-mates, after bizarrely forgetting to pack his passport for the trip.
Mourinho’s United will play Galatasaray on Saturday evening in Gothenburg.
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