Manchester United’s pre-season has officially come to an end, with José Mourinho’s first piece of silverware in the bag after the Reds beat Leicester City in the Community Shield on Sunday.
It brings to an end what has been a mixed pre-season for the Reds. After a comfortable 2-0 win against Wigan to kick-off proceedings, United endured what turned out to be a farcical tour of China in mid-July, firstly losing heavily to Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai before the marquee match of the tour – a Manchester Derby against Pep Guardiola’s City – was cancelled due to poor weather.
However, fortunes started to turn once United were back on European soil – a 5-2 thumping of Galatasaray saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic kick-off his United account with a spectacular scissor kick before Wayne Rooney was honoured with his testimonial at Old Trafford against boyhood club Everton – although that ended in a bore 0-0 draw.
And we all know what happened at Wembley on Sunday. A marvellous Jesse Lingard goal gave United the lead before an errant Marouane Fellaini backpass gave Jamie Vardy the equaliser for the Foxes. With seven minutes remaining, Zlatan popped up to head in the winner and the rest is history.
Ahead of United’s Premier League opener away at against Bournemouth on Sunday, here’s what we learned from Mourinho’s first few weeks in charge:
