Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has called on French fans to lay off PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic is underfire in France after a foul-mouthed outburst, during which he gave a scathing assessment of a referee's performance in Paris Saint-Germain's defeat by Bordeaux and called France "a s*** country".

"Zlatan is an extraordinary guy. He is incredibly kind and we laughed a lot together," Henry told L'Equipe.

"The people in France should make up their mind about what they really want. First they were complaining about the lack of big stars in Ligue 1 and now they have a player of Ibrahimovic's stature, they are complaining about him again.

"He is an amazing player, someone really special who has marked an era. He has won league titles wherever he went.

"Of course, he can be quite temperamental. He says what he thinks, but that has never bothered me. There are not a lot of players with his character. People in France should enjoy Ibrahimovic while it lasts."