Ibrahimovic scores the decisive goal, Man Utd wins the English Super Cup

The 2-1 victory over Leicester is a strong affirmation of Jose Mourinho's team's ambition to dominate the new season.

Man Utd opened the scoring through Jesse Lingard but Marouane Fellaini's careless pass back allowed David De Gea to be poked into the net by Jamie Vardy. In the 83rd minute, Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his mark with a powerful jump and header to bring home the first title for Jose Mourinho's team.

Taking control of the game early, the 2015-2016 FA Cup champions created the first dangerous situations thanks to Anthony Martial's dynamism on the left wing. However, it was Leicester who had the first chance. Shinji Okazaki had two dangerous shots in a row. In which, the Japanese striker's header from a corner kick in the 20th minute hit the crossbar.

In the 33rd minute, after a fierce fight in the middle of the field between the two teams, Rooney passed the ball to Lingard. The 23-year-old midfielder of Man Utd showed off a spectacular dribble from the middle of the field, passing six Leicester players and then shooting past goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. A move that combined strength and technique from this young player. Lingard, after a summer, looked more muscular than last season. His efforts in muscle training paid off with this goal.

Man Utd maintained their advantage until the end of the first half. In the second half, Jose Mourinho's team continued to maintain a reasonable game against Leicester's hard-working and competitive style of play. However, in the 52nd minute, Fellaini made a fatal mistake when he made a weak pass to De Gea. Jamie Vardy, lightning fast, ran down to steal the ball, went past the Man Utd goalkeeper and scored. This was not the first time Vardy took advantage of this type of back pass to score. Obviously, Fellaini was too unfocused, an unforgivable flaw in Mourinho's football philosophy.

Fellaini's mistake helped Vardy equalize for Leicester. Photo: Reuters.

The continuous changes made Man Utd's lineup a bit chaotic. Mourinho brought Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Marcos Rojo onto the field. Man Utd lacked the breakthrough from Martial and Lingard's dribbling. In the 79th minute, from Rooney's effort to save the ball, Ibrahimovic had a chance to finish when goalkeeper Schmeichel had come out. However, his tap-in was cleared by Danny Drinkwater.

In the 81st minute, Man Utd almost conceded a goal. Leicester's new signing Ahmed Musa came in very quickly, headed the ball close to the goal, sending it beyond De Gea's reach. However, fortunately for Man Utd, the ball went over the bar. Two minutes later, Ibrahimovic left his mark with a powerful header, sealing the match's score. From Valencia's cross, the Swedish striker defeated Wes Morgan in an aerial duel and then headed the ball dangerously, sending it off the far post and into the net.

Ibrahimovic's powerful goal. Photo: Reuters.

This was Ibrahimovic's second goal in three appearances for Man Utd and his first in an official match. Previously, in his debut match, the Swedish striker had scored a cross against Galatasaray.

This victory is the perfect start for Man Utd for the new season. This is the first sweet fruit of the "love affair" between the Old Trafford team and Jose Mourinho, a team that has lost its authority in the past three years and a coach who has suffered humiliation last season. One of the combinations that will make the 2016-2017 Premier League season worth waiting for.

According to VNE