Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof has laughed off the claims of former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic about the advice he imparted.

Ibrahimovic was still at United when Lindelof arrived and recently offered some typically confident views on the defender.

"He had a difficult time at United at the beginning," said Ibrahimovic. "It is typically Swedish to arrive and be friendly to everyone. I told him, "You're here to survive, not to be friendly. So you need to perform". He has been doing good lately. I don't think it's a question of ability, it's in the head."

Listening to his former team-mate's words, Lindelof looks a little baffled.

"He did talk to me but didn't say exactly that," he told the Daily Mail. "But he likes to give good quotes, doesn't he? Yeah I am Swedish and a nice person. There is nothing wrong with that. I like to treat people with respect. That's how I was raised.

"On the pitch, yeah, maybe I could have been a bit more myself at the start. But in the beginning, the way I am off the pitch I like to be more quiet and see what kind of people I am with and then make judgment. But Zlatan and I get on well because we can both have opinions. It's good."