Zlatan Ibrahimovic has credited
Jose Mourinho as the decisive factor in persuading him to bring his
stellar career to the Premier League, claiming he previously rejected
moves to England's top flight on two occasions.
Ibrahimovic
headed the winner in Manchester United's Community Shield victory over
Leicester City and has scored three times in as many Premier League
matches to prove an instant hit with the Old Trafford faithful
The 34-year-old was only
compelled to move to England following a decorated stint at Paris
Saint-Germain – where he became the club's all-time record goalscorer
amid an unprecedented period of success for the Ligue 1 champions – when
his former Inter boss Mourinho succeeded Louis van Gaal at United.
"I was close two times to moving to the Premier League - once with Arsenal and then Manchester City," he told reporters."But it never happened and I don't need to play in the Premier League."
On Mourinho, he added: "He is the mastermind, the masterbrain.
"He knows what he needs to do to win. I learned a lot from him at Inter. Who wouldn't want to have Mourinho as manager."
Ibrahimovic is set to lead the line in his first Manchester derby when United host City at Old Trafford next Saturday.
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