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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Says Pep Guardiola Feud Gives Him 'Extra Motivation'

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Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that he continues to be driven by the way he was treated at Barcelona by then-manager Pep Guardiola.

After moving from Inter Milan to Barca in 2009, Ibrahimovic lasted only a season at the Camp Nou before moving to AC Milan after falling out with Guardiola.

With the Spanish manager now in charge of United's local rivals Manchester City, the 35-year-old Swede said he still blames Guardiola and continues to be motivated by his Barcelona ordeal, per Sky Italia (via the Mirror's Liam Corless):

I learned a lot from Barcelona, on and off the pitch.