THE ZLAT HAS ARRIVED!- ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC ARRIVES CARRINGTON TO REJOIN UNITED TEAM MATES FOR PRE-SEASON

Manchester United's marquee summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic was pictured in Manchester on Tuesday morning as his long-awaited debut for the Old Trafford giants drew closer. 

Ibrahimovic joined United on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain this summer and the countdown is on for the first glimpse of the striker in a United shirt. He is in line to make his first appearance against Galatasaray in his native Sweden on Saturday.

After the rest of the United squad returned from their pre-season tour of China on Tuesday morning, the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic is set to train with Jose Mourinho's side this week before the squad heads to Gothenburg.  

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has arrived in Manchester and is expected to train with his new team-mates this week

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The Swedish striker joined Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer this summer

Ibrahimovic is expected to make his United debut against Galatasaray in Gothenburg on Saturday night

MAN UNITED'S PRE-SEASON GAMES 

July 16 Wigan Athletic (DW Stadium) - won 2-0

July 22 Borussia Dortmund (International Champions Cup - Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai) - lost 1-4

July 25 Manchester City (International Champions Cup - Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing) - cancelled

July 30 Galatasaray (Ullevi, Gothenburg) 6.30pm

August 3 Everton (Wayne Rooney testimonial - Old Trafford) 8pm

August 7 Leicester City (Community Shield - Wembley)

Ibrahimovic was joined in Manchester by his partner Helena Seger, 45, a multimillionaire businesswoman who has two children with the veteran Swede. 

Seger was seen carrying a £1,600 Louis Vuitton bag as she left a Manchester hotel.

The game against Galatasaray was arranged once the deal for Ibrahimovic had been agreed behind the scenes and the player's immense popularity in his homeland means he'll be a huge draw at the 43,000-seater Ullevi Stadium.

United play a reserve team fixture against Salford on Tuesday evening and there remains a possibility Ibrahimovic could be in the stands for that game at Moor Lane 

Ibrahimovic missed United's trip to China - a tour which saw their clash with Manchester City abandoned due to bad weather - as he was given extra time off following Euro 2016. 

Mourinho ordered his players in for a training session on Tuesday morning - immediately after they had flown in from Beijing, a flight time of nearly 11 hours. 

Ibrahimovic was joined in Manchester by partner Helena Seger, who was seen carrying a £1,600 Louis Vuitton bag