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Mata reveals how Ibrahimovic broke Man Utd mould

The Spanish midfielder admits that the enigmatic Swedish striker bucked the trend upon his arrival at Old Trafford by being as outspoken as ever

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made a career out of breaking the mould, with Juan Mata revealing that the enigmatic Swede did that when arriving at Manchester United in 2016.

With Jose Mourinho calling the shots at Old Trafford, prolific frontman Ibrahimovic accepted the offer to work with a Portuguese tactician once more having previously spent time together at Inter.

He arrived on the wrong side of 30 and with questions being asked of his ability to deliver in a division as competitive as the Premier League, but detractors were silenced by a man with a habit of doing just that.