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Man Utd ace Ibrahimovic tells Capello: This is what I thought of your Juventus...

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he enjoyed playing for Fabio Capello at Juventus.

The Sweden international sat down with his former Juve Coach Capello for Fox Sports Italia.

“I immediately got a good impression of Juventus, for the team and the club. It was a big step up from Ajax," said Ibra of his 2004 move.

“We trained a lot, especially in front of goal, and that is where my career really took off at the highest level. It's important, because the way you train is also the way you play games.

“You told me I had a style similar to Marco van Basten, but in front of goal his movement was better than mine, so you gave me a tape of Van Basten performances and said I should study the way he moves and copy it.

“You sat me down and pressed play, so I watched Van Basten score his many goals. After 10 minutes I looked around the locker room and realised there was nobody else left. It was just me and Van Basten, but I watched it to the end.

“It was wonderful because someone who knows so much about football and won a great deal wanted to help me and I was honoured by that."

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