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Jose Mourinho reveals when he expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to return

The 35-year-old, who suffered knee ligament damage in April, re-signed for Manchester United earlier this season.

Jose Mourinho reveals when he expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to return

Manchester United's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Photo: AFP)

Manchester United manager  Jose Mourinho said on Thursday Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be back in the side later this year after undergoing a ‘magnificent recovery.’

The 35-year-old, who suffered knee ligament damage in April, re-signed for Manchester United earlier this season.

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“He is a lion, he is a fighter, I think that is a good description of him, he has the anger all the time and that’s the reason why he’s almost coming back,” Sky Sports quoted the Portugese tactician as saying.

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“As we expect, he’s reduced the timing of his recovering and, as we were saying a few weeks ago, he will be back in 2017, which is a magnificent recovery,” Mourinho added.

 

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