Emotional Mourinho hails United's Wembley glory
Published on: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
LONDON: Jose Mourinho was overcome with emotion after a thrilling 3-2 win against Southampton in the League Cup final gave the Manchester United manager the first major trophy of his reign.Mourinho's side were below par for long periods at Wembley but still ended up with the silverware thanks to the ageless Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Written off by many when he joined United on a free transfer, Ibrahimovic has now scored 26 times this term after striking twice, including the 87th minute winner, to kill off Southampton.
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Ibrahimovic's goals allowed Mourinho to celebrate the 19th major prize of his glittering career. The 54-year-old is the first United manager to win major silverware in his maiden season at Old Trafford.He is also only the third manager ever to win the League Cup four times, after lifting the trophy three times with Chelsea."I'm a bit emotional, yes. It's not easy to win titles so many times, it's not easy to cope with that pressure that I put myself under with my career," Mourinho said.
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