Zlatan Ibrahimović
There were a lot of sceptics who opined Manchester United’s signing of Ibrahimović was deemed for failure. Given the Swede’s age, he would struggle to keep up with the intensity of the Premier League, they said. But Zlatan has silenced all his detractors with some masterly performances for the Red Devils this term.
Having scored 13 times already in the league, Zlatan is the second highest goalscorer in the English top-flight, behind Chelsea’s Diego Costa who has one goal more. In total, the former PSG star has scored 18 strikes so far, in all competitions, already overtaking Anthony Martial’s tally of most goals for the club last term. He has also been prominently involved in most of the good things United produce in the final third and has set up crucial goals for his teammates.
Jose Mourinho had come out in the press earlier saying the way Zlatan is playing, United cannot afford to leave him out of the team, and he has shown why with 5 goals in his last 5 PL games. With such a level of performance and his excellent fitness levels, it is all but certain United will extend Zlatan’s stay by one more year.