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United get their fifth straight victory

The positive streak continues for Manchester United as they have now moved to their fifth consecutive victory, this counts their fourth Premier League win plus that last Europa League win. With a goal and two assists from Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, United proved they are at the level of the best teams in the country. Daley Blind scored the first after a Zlatan pass, then the Swede took a Pogba assist and scored his own goal to keep his amazing streak. 

But the most impressive moment came near the end of the match, Henrikh Mkhitaryan may have scored the best goal of the season so far. He did in the most Zlatan style with an impossible back heel after the Swede set him up with a cross. After the match, Mourinho spoke to the press and said: "I didn't like the first-half performance. I like the result. I liked very much the second half. The first half I didn't like. I was expecting us to start much better.

"I know David and Sunderland deserved credit for what they did in the first half, but that's their performance. Second half, we had everything back: intensity, recovering the ball high on the pitch, playing fast passes, good creativity. And to have players like Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the bench helps because they came into the game when they [Sunderland] are a bit tired. We deserve the victory.

"We have played well for a long time. I think our game against Burnley was absolutely phenomenal. We played better against Burnley than today. The good performances we had for quite some time. Finally we have the good results, four victories and 12 points in a row. The players know the principles of how we play. They know what to do when Valencia has the ball, when Blind has the ball, and they are comfortable but we need to improve."

Sunderland's manager David Moyes, also said: "I've got to say I enjoyed coming back, I've always enjoyed coming here. It's a hard place to come, hard place to get a result and it proved to be that again. Manchester United supporters are knowledgeable, they have seen some good teams and bad teams. They are knowledgeable. Most of them were very good. Up until 1-0 we had a good chance to get something out of the game but we gave away a dreadful second goal and the third was offside.

"We sort of stifled them, stuck at it and said if we could hold it at 1-0, they might get nervous in the last 10 minutes but we couldn't do it. We are going to have to try and galvanize from within. It is not a situation I am used to but some of the players are. I hope we can find a way."

Photo credit: Manchester United FC

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