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Ibrahimovic reflects on enjoyable Man Utd spell: I proved my haters wrong

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he loved proving his doubters wrong at Manchester United.

The AC Milan forward spent two successful years at Old Trafford between 2016 and 2018.

Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals and won the Europa League and Carabao Cup during his debut campaign with the Red Devils.

Speaking to ESPN's The Gab & Juls Show podcast, the 40-year-old said: "I had fun.

"I really enjoyed because when I came, everybody was against it. And then in England, they didn't like me.

"All these haters, after three months, they started to like me, I didn't like them anymore.

"I like people when they hate you because then they bring out the better of you. I had fun. [It] is a great competition, [an] amazing atmosphere."

He added: "I'm happy I played for United, which I think is the best team in England,' he said. 'And I think it was the right choice to go to Manchester United.

"I think I came in a good moment. Because it's easy to come to a club when the success is already there. It's more difficult when you come and the challenge is different. And then if you manage to have a success, you're part of the story. So the fans [were] great to me. And I really enjoyed [it]. A lot of things happened."

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