West Bromwich Albion defender Jonas Olsson has backed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to make the same impact Eric Cantona did at Manchester United.

United secured the services of Ibrahimovic on a free transfer this summer and his arrival has most certainly sparked a lot of excitement among the Red Devils' faithful.

It is not only the United fans that are looking forward to Ibrahimovic in action in the Premier League and Swedish compatriot Olsson has now gone on to back the striker to make a similar impact at Old Trafford to that of club legend Cantona.

Olsson was quoted saying by the Aftonbladet: "Zlatan thought twice before he signed for Manchester United. We texted a little between the spring and the late summer.

"I told Zlatan that Manchester United would fit him perfectly.

"The personality that Zlatan has is just like when Cantona was there.

"Manchester United have lacked this kind of representation with the fans in recent years."