[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Zlatan Ibrahimovic compared the current team of Manchester United to the team he used to play.
AC Milan lost 0-1 to Manchester United in the 2nd leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League (UEL) in the 2020-21 season held in Sansiro, Milan, Italy, at 5 am on the 19th (Korean time). AC Milan, who drew 1-1 in the first leg, failed to advance to the quarterfinals with a total score of 1-2.
Ibrahimovic was also the player who garnered a lot of attention at this day’s game. Ibrahimovic has been playing for Manchester United for about two years since 2016. In the first game, Ibrahimovic, who was absent due to an injury, faced off against his own team.
Ibrahimovic stepped on the ground instead of Castilleho in the 20th minute of the second half. It was the time to change the attack because he gave the first goal at the beginning of the second half. Ibrahimovic showed off his presence in the second half of the 24th minute by connecting Chalhanoglu’s cross with a strong header, but in the end, he couldn’t prevent the team from losing.
After the game, Ibrahimovic told British’BT Sports’, when asked which team would be better between the current United and the United States at the time he played, “I think now is a better team.”
But Ibrahimovic added, “But I won the championship at Manchester United. That’s the big difference.”
Ibrahimovic won a total of three trophies, including the Europa League, the England League Cup, and the Community Shield, in the 2016-17 season, the first season to join United. In particular, in the League Cup final, he scored multi-goals against Southampton and became the first contributor to the championship.
On the other hand, coach Ole Gunnar Solskard has yet to win the championship, including during the 2017-18 season when he succeeded Jose Mourinho as a temporary command tower for Manchester United. In this season, Manchester City’s momentum is so good that it is not easy to win the Premier League. However, the possibility remains as they have not been eliminated in the Europa League and FA Cup.