‘New Drogba’ can propel Jose Mourinho into glory era

JOSE Mourinho has found his new Didier Drogba. Even if Manchester United didn’t deserve this victory, on the balance of play, the dream now is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has only just started his trophy collection at Old Trafford.

Drogba, of course, was Mourinho’s talisman in his glory days at Chelsea. He scored nine goals in nine cup finals in eight years, not all under the Special One, but all perhaps inspired by him; and he started it with a League Cup final, in 2005.

Now, Ibrahimovic, with the same ruthless power and determination, has recreated history with his two goals at Wembley, against unlucky Southampton; and it feels, once again, like the start of a new era.