Even though Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Ligue 1 to play for Manchester United this season, they can’t stop talking about him on the other side of the Channel.
The confident Swede, who scored his first league goal for the Red Devils on Sunday against Bournemouth with a long range daisy cutter, always seems to be the centre of attention, even when he’s in a different country.
Yapou Manga Mbiwa, who has a heated past with the former Paris Saint-Germain ‘legend’ on the pitch, sat down with FootMercato and discussed what Zlatan meant to him and Ligue 1.
He said: “I’ll miss him, but he’ll also be a loss to the league because his presence made people abroad talk about it. He’s gone now. It’s a pity. I’ll have to find someone else to fight with on the pitch.
“No, I’m joking, but he’s a great player who made a strong impression in France.”
The pair’s battles on the pitch were well documented (see video below), especially when Lyon brought Paris Saint-Germain’s unbeaten run to a stop last season, with the defender even having a little dance behind the striker’s back when his team went 1-0 up.
Who will be the Premier League defender bold enough to stand up to the now-Manchester United star?
