English defences began taking Ibrahimovic seriously only after astonishing events in Stockholm on November 14, 2012. After his header against Leicester City in the Community Shield, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored 12 times against English defences in 28 games, a decent return. Yet for a lengthy period of his career, this talented, charismatic Swede seemed almost to have a phobia about the English. He has arrived at Manchester United still with a slight point to prove, with a hunger to banish the old view that he struggled against physical defences. Stepping on to the field to face England in a…

Source: The Times August 08, 2016 11:03 UTC