Ibra, Vela and experience: How LAFC, LA Galaxy built their teams | MUK Sports

Paul Mariner and Mark Donaldson square off in predicting the results of some high-profile fixtures ahead of Week 5 in Major League Soccer. The FC crew discuss the impact of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to MLS at a time when teams are signing younger players, and why it was important for LA Galaxy to land him. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to LA Galaxy is official, as the Swedish forward introduces himself to Galaxy fans as only he knows how. Just a few miles separate Los Angeles FC and the LA Galaxy, but the roads taken to assemble their respective squads ahead of their first-ever meeting, dubbed "El Trafico" by some fans, this Saturday have been considerably different. For LAFC, there was the massive challenge of starting from scratch. The team's objective of inking 28 players was no easy feat, requiring general manager John Thorrington and head coach Bob Bradley to not stray from their plan of pairing players who could fulfill Bradley's...
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