Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals his biggest Man Utd regret: “It would have been dangerous”

Former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted he regrets not joining the club earlier in his career when he was at his peak.

The Swede joined United from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2016 and scored 28 goals in 46 games across all competitions in his first season, helping the club win the League Cup and Europa League.

But last season, as well as his United career, would be cut short due to a ligament injury which ruled him out for seven months before he eventually left for LA Galaxy in March.

And looking back on his brief spell with Manchester United, Ibrahimovic admitted he wishes the club’s fans had been able to experience him at his best.

“I feel sorry for the fans – if they’d seen me younger, they’d have seen a different lion,” he told United’s official website.

“For the Premier League, it would have been dangerous, as I would have eaten them for breakfast; instead, I took them for lunch.

“But I came: they wanted me, I gave them me and I took over. Been there and done that.”

Following his cruciate ligament injury, Ibrahimovic would play a further seven times for United last season, scoring once in the 2-1 League Cup quarter-final defeat to Bristol City.

Ibra’s illustrious career

Upon leaving Manchester United in March 2018, Ibrahimovic called time on a European league career full of trophies.

Starting off with his first, the Eredivisie in 2001/02, the striker would go on to win 31 trophies in total including league titles in four different countries.

Three Scudetti with Inter Milan followed a brace of Eredivisie trophies with Ajax, before winning La Liga with Barcelona in 2009/10. Another Serie A title joined his trophy cabinet thanks to AC Milan, before four consecutive Ligue 1 successes with PSG.

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