Manchester United hero Teddy Sheringham has been impressed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic's impact this season.

Ibrahimovic has arrived in a time of transition with a new manager, Jose Mourinho, still trying to work out his best XI.

"I think he still deserves to be ranked at the highest level," Sheringham told the Daily Mail. "You have seen in his games he is not waning at all. He might not go on forever, that's true, but at this moment he is still at the top of his game.

"You can see by the goals he has scored, 13 already this season, he looks ambitious, he is hungry and there is no way he is turning off in any games.

"I think that's great for Manchester United. He is a fantastic man to be a leader at that club. He is what they need.

"He has played at top clubs around the world. That's what you need at Manchester United. Jose obviously wanted someone who could hit the ground running, not somebody who needed to learn what it's like to play for a top club. Zlatan had that in his armoury, he has slipped in there and for me is doing really well."