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Zlatan Ibrahimovic hails Wayne Rooney as the 'perfect player' and says his Manchester United teammate deserves more respect

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hailed Manchester United colleague Wayne Rooney as "the perfect player" and believes his club's all-time leading scorer in Europe should be held in higher regard.

Rooney's goal in the 4-0 Europa League win over Feyenoord on Thursday night was his 39th in continental competitions for United, a tally that saw him eclipse Ruud van Nistelrooy as the leading marksman in European games, and it also leaves him just one behind Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time haul of 249.

His latest effort, a delicious dink over Brad Jones, came just five days after he vowed he was "not finished yet" as an England international following the publication of images of the 31-year-old, in Three Lions' gear, appearing worse for wear during the international break.