Ibrahimovic at 35

Manchester United’s summer signing and first-choice centre-forward celebrates his 35th birthday on Monday, but time doesn’t appear to be catching up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The birthday boy has scored six times so far in his fledgling United career – and came agonisingly close to adding to that tally against Stoke City on Sunday, when only the heroics of man of the match Lee Grant kept him at bay. 

Shortly after his 34th birthday, Ibrahimovic compared himself to a fine wine. “I improve with age,” he said. “I do not feel on the decline, quite the opposite. I still think I am making progress, even though I am getting older.”

Does that hold true, almost 12 months on? We take a look…

Goal glut

Zlatan’s best goal haul in his twenties was 29 in 47 goals for Inter Milan in 2008/09. But the year he turned 30 saw the striker break past the 30-goal mark for the first time, with 35 goals in 44 games – and he’s barely looked back.

In his four seasons at Paris Saint-Germain he never dipped below 30 goals, racking up a phenomenal 156 in 180 matches. And while some claim that he was a flat-track bully, his goal-to-game …

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