After announcing his retirement on Sunday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had time to look back on a brilliant career spanning more than 20 years.
Ibrahimovic decided to retire at the age of 41 when he announced his decision after the final game of the season against AC Milan.
After making his debut with Swedish club Malmo in 1999, Ibrahimovic has scored 511 club-level goals for some of Europe's biggest clubs.
He spent time at Ajax, Juventus and Inter Milan before moving to Barcelona in 2009. Then AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United before having a brief stint in the MLS with LA Galaxy. Advertisement
He returned to European football in 2020 to join AC Milan but has now decided to give up after struggling with injury problems at the end of the year.
In 2018, Ibrahimovic was asked to assemble the all-time great squad of the teammates he has played with.
It's no wonder he was able to pick a formidable team, having played for so long in Europe's top football and for so many clubs.
The former Sweden international picked Gianluigi Buffon in goal and a full-back was Lilian Thuram, Thiago Silva, Alessandro Nesta and Maxwell.
He picked Patrick Vieira, Xavi and Pavel Nedved in midfield behind Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and, of course, Zlatan. Astute fans have noticed an interesting detail in Ibrahimovic's handwritten team image.
He also crossed out the names of five substitutes: Julio Cesar, Andres Iniesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso and Clarence Seedorf. Not bad at all.
But there was also a sixth name crossed out - Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.
The Spaniard played alongside Ibrahimovic for two years at Old Trafford from 2016 to 2018. De Gea's shares were significantly higher when Ibrahimovic picked his team.
He has struggled this season, with United manager Erik ten Hag looking for potential replacements for the former Spain international as negotiations continue over a contract. new for goalkeepers with reduced terms.
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De Gea has been criticized by fans after making a number of serious mistakes this season, including last weekend's FA Cup loss to Manchester City, when the Spaniard was criticized for not could save Ilkay Gundogan's goal in a 2-1 win for the team. blues music. .
Pictures of Ibrahimovic's team-mates have since resurfaced on social media following his retirement announcement and United fans were quick to notice he had crossed out De Gea's name.
"This is the De gea part for me," one fan posted on Twitter, accompanied by a half-laughing emoji. "This is not the first time De Gea has had problems with crosses," another joked.
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While another fan eager to see De Gea leave United this summer added:
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