Zlatan Ibrahimovic lashes out to his critics

 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he is out to prove those who said he couldn’t make an impact in the Premier League wrong. In an interview with Sky Sports’ Thierry Henry, the Swedish striker said he remembers the criticism he has received in the past from ex-players he never remembered, and is adamant those ex-players will remember him for the rest of their lives.

Ibrahimovic has scored 18 goals in all competitions for Jose Mourinho’s side this season, having arrived on a free transfer from PSG in the summer. Speaking ahead of the Super Sunday clash against Liverpool, the 35years old said the criticism he has received in the past gives him energy, and insists he did not take the easy way out by joining United.

Ibrahimovic said “I have no problem with the criticism because I went through this my whole career, this is something that triggers me, gives me energy. People talking about me, saying: ‘You’re dead, you’re this, that’, ex-players talking, and I don’t even remember them when they were playing. But one thing for sure is they will remember me for the rest of their lives. After many years of talks like: ‘He can never make it in the Premier League, he can never make it there’, I had my little adventure going around different countries, and when they felt it was most difficult for me, I chose to come. Let’s say a person in my position would take the easiest way, go abroad, make money in China, or the other side and settle down with the career he had, I choose not, I took the challenge, accepted the challenge, and that’s what I chose. That’s why I chose United also, in a situation where they struggled for the last four or five years, and if I can finish the task to bring them to the top, I will be more than happy. I don’t like the easy task, the easy job, the easy objectives, I always had it hard whenever I went. I needed to do much more than the other ones, and that’s how I see it here, at the age of 35, people said it would be impossible but I am doing what I am able to do.”