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Man United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 'a true winner' - Sebastian Larsson

Sebastian Larsson has hailed his former Sweden teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a "true winner."

Sunderland midfielder Larsson and Manchester United striker Ibrahimovic played alongside each other for Sweden before the latter retired from international football after Euro 2016.

The pair are due to come up against each other when their two respective clubs meet on Boxing Day, and Larsson accepts Sunderland will have to work hard to keep Ibrahimovic quiet at Old Trafford.

"He's a true winner, that's for sure," Larsson is quoted as saying by The Chronicle. "He doesn't accept anything else but winning, whether it's just training or whatever it is.