ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC nearly made a Manchester United team-mate cry in training.
United keeper Lee Grant has lifted the lid on what life was like during Ibrahimovic’s two-year spell at Old Trafford.
Zlatan nearly made one of his Man Utd team-mates cry in trainingCredit: PA:Empics Sport
The pair were never actually team-mates but Grant, 37, told manutd.com what he found out about the legendary Swede second hand.
And he revealed United players could not stop talking about Zlatan even after he had left.
Grant said: “His period at the club had just come to an end but the lads would talk about him constantly.
“‘Do you remember when Zlatan did this?’
“‘Do you remember him getting on to such and such in training and he nearly made him cry?’
“‘Do you remember that thing he does, the kung-fu kick over his head?’
“‘Do you remember Zlatan scored that goal? Do you remember when he nutmegged that guy and absolutely took the p***?’
Grant said United players could not stop talking about Zlatan even after he had left the clubCredit: Reuters
“I thought, ‘Oh my god, who is this Zlatan character?’ but that was what it was like all the time.”
Grant did keep Zlatan – who recently enjoyed a holiday with wife Helena Seger – at bay when he was in goal for Stoke’s 1-1 draw with United in October 2016.
He joked: “I had him on toast. He’s in my pocket here somewhere.
“Of course, I wouldn’t say that to his face. If I was training against him, I would imagine he would have me on toast more than I had him on toast but that was a good day for me.”
Ibrahimovic, 38, scored 17 goals in 33 appearances for United.
He left for LA Galaxy in 2018 before returning to AC Milan for a third time in December 2019.
Italian TV presenter Diletta Leotta recently denied claims she was in a relationship with married Zlatan.
Ibra and Diletta met during lockdown when they filmed an advert for Buddyfit – a training app.
But her spokesperson told SunSport: “There is no comment to make as there is no relationship between the two apart from a professional collaboration as Ambassador of Buddyfit.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
