Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has no concerns over striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's barren spell as he expects the Swede's "brilliant" attitude to soon be rewarded with goals.
The 35-year-old, who joined the club from Paris St Germain in the off-season, has scored just once in his last 11 appearances after he made a bright start to the campaign.
"He (Ibrahimovic) is playing well for the team. He's creating a lot of chances and missing a lot of goals," Mourinho told British media.
"If I remember Stoke (City), Liverpool, Chelsea, Burnley... he missed a lot of goals but he was fantastic in his dynamic, his working, his building up for the team, he was fantastic.
"In every match in the Premier League, even (if he is) not scoring goals, he's being fantastic. His attitude is always brilliant. He's not a guy afraid of his responsibility, so no problem at all."
Ibrahimovic's lean spell is not the only cause of concern for Mourinho as his side have netted just 13 times in 10 league games, including three straight fixtures without a goal since the 1-1 draw with Stoke on Oct. 2.
United, who have slumped to eighth in the Premier League following a string of poor results, will look to get back to winning ways after the mid-week Europa League loss to Turkish side Fenerbahce when they travel to Swansea City on Sunday. Jose Mourinho is determined to start with a clean slate at Manchester United in January.
The Red Devils have won just two of their last seven games in all competitions, much to the frustration of the former Real Madrid boss.
According to a report in The Telegraph, Mourinho wants to rid the squad of eight players, whether that be in January or the summer of 2017.
That list is made up of Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, Michael Carrick, Memphis Depay and Ashley Young.
Given their respective contract situations, the clear out will not be easy but the club hope to engineer moves or even terminate some players' deals.
The Sun even report that United would be willing to part with up to 11 million euros in order to get Schweinsteiger out the door.
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