Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted watching his national team from home rather than being in the thick of the action has been 'very strange.'
Ibrahimovic, accustomed to being the heartbeat and figurehead of the Sweden team for the majority of his career, is now only a spectator following his retirement earlier in the year.
The Manchester United striker hung up his international boots following Euro 2016 and - in his absence - Sweden have won two and drawn one of their four World Cup qualifying matches, narrowly losing the fourth to France.
And the 35-year-old talisman has revealed the routine of now having to watch from home, and having several days off during the international break as a result, is taking some getting used to.