Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson is targeting a Premier League showdown with Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Jansson - who watched a teenage Ibrahimovic from the terraces in their native Malmo – has been an integral figure in Leeds' bid to end a 13-year exile from the top flight.

"Maybe he's going back to Italy? We'll see what's happening. But it would be nice to play against him again. I played against him when he went to Malmo with Milan for a friendly. I really killed him in that game. Maybe he's scared of me now? I don't know," Jansson said.

“I was a striker until I was 19 years old, so my biggest idol was always Zlatan. I tried to play football as him. Maybe that's why I am a little bit crazy on the pitch?

“I grew up in the main stand at Malmo. I was born with the club in my heart, and stayed there until I was 16 and became a professional player for them.

“From the age of four I had shirts every year and season tickets. I watched him when I was eight and nine. Everyone knew Zlatan even then."