St Etienne defender Loic Perrin is up for his clash with Zlatan Ibrahimovic tonight.
ASSE face Ibra's Manchester United in the Europa League.
Perrin said: "This is the type of player that you dream to face.
"It's always great for us defenders to compete against such world-class players.
"This is what we all want and always, but at Manchester United, he is not the only one of this calibre."