Jesse Lingard says that the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has improved his attitude.
The Manchester United winger has been a prominent part of Jose Mourinho’s team, despite suspicions that he would fall out of favour.
Lingard says that last season his biggest wish was to play well, but has now added a winning mentality to his game.
The England international says that Ibrahimovic was a large factor in that change.
“The mentality of wanting to win has come into my game more,” Lingard told manutd.com.
“Before games, my first thought was to play well but often if you get the win, the performance will come __with it.
“When Zlatan came in, the first thing he said was he wants to win. Obviously that mentality rubs off on all the team.
“The players that have come in can help a lot. We’re still getting to know each other better, to learn off each other week in, week out.”
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