Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a born Manchester United player: Peter Schmeichel

Schmeichel belives Zlatan could be the new Cantona if he plays for Manchester United

Peter Schmeichel, the former Red Devils goalkeeper, revealed that he would have loved to see Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic play for Manchester United as he could have fit in well with the club.

Speaking to Swedish paper Expressen, Schmeichel said: “You’ve got to ask Zlatan why he hasn’t played in England yet, but I’d love to see him at Manchester United.”

“I don’t know who he supports, but he’s a born Manchester United player, he would be absolutely brilliant. I think our supporters would love him, if he ever made that move, he wouldn’t move again.”

He added: “For Zlatan to play the way we love him to play, he has to be Zlatan. We’re a very big football club and we’ve had players behaving in different ways throughout the history of the club.”

“The managers have always been able to handle that and get the maximum out of the players.”

He also spotted the similarities between Zlatan and Cantona saying: “A lot of people are comparing Zlatan with Eric, Eric Cantona. He had a difficult time before he came to United.”

“He had 11 clubs in France and a trial at Sheffield Wednesday and Trevor Francis didn’t fancy him and then he had six months at Leeds and Howard Wilkinson didn’t fancy him.”

“But then he came to United and the rest is history. He’s arguably the greatest player we’ve ever had. I think he’s so suited to the Premier League and he has loads of time left in his career, I hope we see him there.”

On the way forward for United under their new boss David Moyes, the former Denmark goalkeeper said: “It’s always difficult to defend a title because whatever team you play they always want to beat the champions.

“And having won 13 out of 20 Barclays Premier League titles the team and the players have the experience. But there’s been a few key changes at the club this summer. David Gill has left and Ed Woodward is now in charge of the football club.”

“And of course Sir Alex Ferguson has left and David Moyes is in so that changes things a little bit and all the other clubs are trying to take advantage of that.”

“I think United will change under Moyes, you can’t emulate what Sir Alex did, he has to do it his own way. But I don’t think you can change something like Manchester United that much.”

Schmeichel also believed that Sir Alex Ferguson would not interfere in decisions taken at the club anymore.

He said: “I don’t think Sir Alex will be that involved, he will keep a very low profile. He appreciates how difficult a position David Moyes is in.”

“And he’ll let him do the job and not interfere whatsoever, but he’s there to support Moyes if he needs him.”

“I don’t think you’ll see Sir Alex out there. But he’ll be at the games.”