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Key battle: Zlatan v Stones
- Updated: September 7, 2016
Who will come out on top when Zlatan Ibrahimovic and John Stones meet at Old Trafford? We check the stats behind the key battle…
After Manchester United and Manchester City won their opening three games of the Premier League season, something has to give when Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola’s men meet on Saturday in the 172nd Manchester derby.
There was only one goal scored in the two Premier League meetings between the sides last season, so the margins are sure to be small. The outcome could well rest on how John Stones deals with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Despite turning 35 next month, the mercurial Swede’s goalscoring instincts are showing no signs of waning. Ibrahimovic scored on both his Manchester United and Premier League debuts and is joint top scorer with Manchester City’s suspended Sergio Aguero in the Premier League this season.
Since the start of last season, only Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (43) has scored more goals in Europe’s five leading leagues, with his tally of 41 goals bettering the totals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Robert Lewandowski.
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