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Ibrahimovic the leader AC Milan needed to complete their project - Desailly

Former AC Milan star Marcel Desailly has hailed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's influence as being the key to the Rossoneri's superb start to the Serie A season.

Stefano Pioli's side remain unbeaten in the league in 2020-21 and sit top of the table ahead of Sunday's meeting with Sassuolo.

Despite having been out with a hamstring problem since November 22 anf facing another spell on the sidelines with a calf problem, Ibrahimovic has been Milan's standout player, scoring 10 league goals thus far.

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That tally marked him out as one of only three Serie A players, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku, to reach double figures for goals ahead of this weekend's fixtures.