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Jury out on enigmatic Ibrahimovic

Uefa Champions League, First knock-out round, second leg
Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday, 11 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Coverage: Full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website


Zlatan Ibrahimovic


By Aimee Lewis

There are few players who provoke such conflicting opinions as the enigmatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Frequently described by his Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho as the best player in the world, there are those who would agree with the Portuguese's proclamation that the beanpole forward is better than Manchester United's world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo.

Yet, for those whose experience of European football comes only via the Champions League, the hoopla that surrounds the Inter striker leaves them rather perplexed.

Ahead of Inter's first-leg, last-16 Champions League tie with defending champions United, Mourinho was confident the skilful Scandinavian would pose Sir Alex Ferguson's team some problems but, even against a makeshift defence, he did little to placate his detractors in the goalless encounter.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic