Zlatan Ibrahimovic has opened up on his time at Manchester United, revealing that he felt like he was "just a number" at the Old Trafford club.
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Ibrahimovic spent two years at UnitedGave his assessment of life at Old TraffordDid not want to follow example of club legendsWHAT HAPPENED?
The former Sweden striker spent almost two years with the Red Devils, helping them to a Europa League and League Cup double while scoring 29 times in 53 matches. However, knee injuries plagued parts of his spell in England before he left to join the LA Galaxy in 2018.
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Ibrahimovic admits he had no interest in the storied history of the Premier League giants as he wanted to make history his own way, instead of having to follow advice from club legends like David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt.
WHAT IBRAHIMOVIC SAID
"They were different from what I was used to,” he told . "You’re just a number there, I felt. Then, in my mindset, I want to make my own history. I was not interested in what happened before, with all respect. Yes, that brings pressure to live up to what they were used to. But I was not interested in listening to the Class of ’92. That doesn’t help me because it’s not my team (that I support) and I wanted to do my own history. I wanted people to say: ‘You won and United won this together.’"
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Ex-AC Milan star Ibrahimovic is currently working behind the scenes at the Italian side as they look to challenge for the Serie A crown in the coming season. Meanwhile, United will hope for a successful campaign under Erik ten Hag after winning the FA Cup last term.