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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Says He Turned Haters to Fans During Manchester United Spell

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he turned haters into fans during his spell at Manchester United.

The mercurial Swede finally moved to the Premier League in the summer of 2016, signing for the Red Devils under Jose Mourinho. Having excelled across European football, there was huge excitement to see how he would fare in the English game; in his debut campaign, he netted 17 times in 28 league appearances.

Speaking to the United website about his spell at Old Trafford, Ibrahimovic said he was delighted to win over some doubters with his displays in English football's top flight:

"My challenge was, at the age I was, coming to England, where I had years of everybody was saying I wasn’t good enough and all this bulls--t.