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Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is the Benjamin Button of football and claims 'the older I get the more intelligent I get'

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says his game has become more intelligent as he has got older, and says he 'feels like Benjamin Button'.

Ibrahimovic, 35, scored the opening goal as United beat Sunderland 3-0 and earned the man of the match award as his team moved up to fifth in the Premier League.

He has now scored 250 goals since he turned 30, playing for teams including AC Milan, Paris Saint Germain and United, and says he feels like he is becoming a better player with age, confounding the usual wisdom attached to footballers in their thirties.