Ibrahimovic scores in 4th minute of Man United debut

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Galatasaray's Hakan Balta, left, controls the ball in front of Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic during their pre-season friendly soccer match at the Ullevi Stadium, in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via AP)

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Zlatan Ibrahimovic needed only 195 seconds on Saturday to score in his first game for Manchester United.

The 34-year-old Swedish forward met Antonio Valencia’s cross with an acrobatic scissor kick to score in the fourth minute against Turkish side Galatasaray — in front of a home crowd in Gothenburg.

Ibrahimovic, who was substituted at halftime of the pre-season friendly, joined the 20-time English champions at the start of July on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year.

Wayne Rooney got two goals for United — one from the penalty spot — and Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata also scored in United’s 5-2 victory

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