Friday night lights for brilliant Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Manchester United 2 Southampton 0: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Jose Mourinho kicked off life at Old Trafford with a comfortable Friday night victory over Southampton.

It was a brilliant start to life in Manchester for the former Paris Saint-Germain striker who United fans believe has the bravado to make a similar impact to cult hero Eric Cantona — the man who transformed United into winners nearly a quarter of a century ago.

Ibrahimovic has already claimed that he’s up to the challenge: “I won’t be King of Manchester, I will be God of Manchester,” he said in the summer when asked about the comparisons.