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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a great player, but we cannot be obsessed with the Manchester United star, insists St Etienne midfielder Romain Hamouma

St Etienne are Zlatan Ibrahimovic's preferred victim, but Les Verts refuse to obsess over the Manchester United striker ahead of their Europa League last-32 return leg on Wednesday.

No other team in Europe has been more haunted by Ibrahimovic, who has now scored three hat-tricks against the French club, including one in the first leg that put United on the brink of qualification with a 3-0 win.

Ibrahimovic has scored 17 goals against St Etienne in 14 games but midfielder Romain Hamouma insists they must be vigilant in quelling threats from all over the pitch.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a hat-trick against St Etienne in the Europa League tie last week
Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a hat-trick against St Etienne in the Europa League tie last week

'Ibrahimovic's stats against us are outstanding, he is a great player,' St Etienne midfielder Hamouma told a news conference on Tuesday.