Jose Mourinho: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a ‘gift’ for Marcus Rashford

JOSE MOURINHO has hailed the influence Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had on the younger players of the Manchester United squad.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner in the Community Shield

Ibrahimovic was reunited with Mourinho last month after sealing a free transfer to Old Trafford.

The Swede, who scored the winner in the 2-1 Community Shield showdown against Leicester on Sunday at Wembley, has won titles in every country he’s played in.

And Mourinho thinks Ibrahimovic is already having an effect on players like Marcus Rashford.

“He [Ibrahimovic] is brilliant with the young boys. I think, for Rashford, this is a gift," Mourinho said.

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"People can say he is not going to play every game from the start, like in the second part of last season, but this is a gift for the kid, too.

"We are so happy to have him. We couldn't find a better striker than him to give us the stability we need."

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