5 things Manchester United fans should expect from Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan scored 51 goals in all competitions last season

2) Quirky quotes

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Press Conference
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not shy of facing the camera

Zlatan is wild, uninhibited, expressive and combustible. This has led him to become one of the most controversial and interesting characters at the same time.

The forward is one of the most quotable sports personalities in the world and he knows no fear. As the great man once said: "Swedish style? No. Yugoslavian style? Of course not. It has to be Zlatan-style." When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger offered a young Zlatan a trial, he replied: "Zlatan doesn't do auditions.".

When asked about his tense relationship with the then Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, the giant Swede said: "When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway and you step on the gas. Guardiola filled up with diesel and took a spin in the countryside. He should have bought a Fiat."

Upon his unveiling as a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player, he was quizzed about his abode, to which the forward said: "We're looking for an apartment. If we don't find anything, then I'll probably just buy the hotel."

The quirkiest quote was an exchange with a reporter during a World Cup qualifier. It went as follows:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Only God knows who will go through."

Reporter: "It's hard to ask him."

Ibrahimovic: "You're talking to him."

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