He was denied the honour of finishing 2016 as Europe's joint top marksman with Lionel Messi, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic couldn't let the old year pass without a parting shot at the critics who doubted his ability to play in the Premier League at 35.
Referee Lee Mason harshly chalked off the Manchester United striker's first-half effort for a high boot on Middlesbrough keeper Victor Valdes, meaning Ibrahimovic was stuck on a half century of goals for the year for Paris Saint-Germain and United against Messi's total of 51 for Barcelona.
But the Swedish star doesn't need records to prove the doubters wrong, and aimed a colourful barb at those who suggested he was past it when he arrived at Old Trafford in the summer.