Zlatan v Pep in quotes

As Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic prepares to come up against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on Saturday, we take a look at what the pair have said about each other over the years.

The former Barcelona forward played under Guardiola for a single season at the Nou Camp in 2009/10, but failed to see eye-to-eye with the Spaniard.

He has since played against a Guardiola-managed Bayern Munich, but faces the new Man City head coach for the first time in the Premier League when United host their local rivals this weekend, live on Sky Sports.

The two personalities have provided us with plenty of soundbites, with a fair few more from Zlatan than Pep. We take a look at some of the best…

Zlatan on Pep

The Sweden international signed a five-year deal with Barca in July 2010, joining the La Liga giants from Inter Milan in a deal worth £57m that included Samuel Eto’o moving the other way.

Ibrahimovic scored 11 goals in his first 14 league games, but his relationship with Guardiola soon deteriorated.

“Guardiola started his philosopher thing. I was barely listening. Why would I? It was advanced b******t about blood, sweat and tears, that kind of stuff.”

Following Barcelona’s semi-final exit in the Champions League to Jose Mourinho’s Inter side in 2010, Ibrahimovic spoke of how he confronted his manager in the dressing room.

“Guardiola was staring at me and I lost it. I thought, ‘there is my enemy, scratching his …

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