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- Updated: November 24, 2016
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to stay at Manchester United for a second season, but how does the 35-year-old compare to the Premier League’s top strikers?
Jose Mourinho announced on Wednesday that United will activate an option to extend the Swede’s contract for an additional year.
But could Ibra perform at the top level for another season?
We’ve compared his current stats against rival strikers Diego Costa, Roberto Firmino, Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez and Harry Kane to find out how United’s frontman fares…
GOALS
Zlatan has scored six Premier League goals this season which translates to 0.55 goals per 90 minutes, a fraction ahead of unorthodox centre forwards Sanchez (0.54) and Firmino (0.46).
However, Aguero ranks highest with 0.87 goals, ahead of Costa (0.85) and Kane (0.77).
STRIKE ACCURACY
Ibrahimovic stands out from the elite group of strikers for his number of misses, hitting an average of 1.91 shots off target a game.
Those screwed shots also mean the Swede is bottom of the pack for shooting accuracy with 51.16 per cent, way off Costa (68.97 per cent) and Firmino …
