Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Manchester United will do
everything they can to fight for a top-four finish in
the Premier League.
The veteran striker scored his 28th goal of the
season to help United to a 3-0 win over 10-man
Sunderland on Sunday, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan
and Marcus Rashford also on the scoresheet.
The result moves United to within four points of the
Champions League places, with a game in hand on
fourth-place Manchester City, and Ibrahimovic is
refusing to give up hope of bridging that gap.
"It was a good win and we have to keep focus and
keep working and keep believing we can reach the
top four," he told Sky Sports. "We believe in it and
we will do everything we can to reach the top four."
United were given a helping hand when Sebastian
Larsson was controversially sent off for a
challenge on Ander Herrera with the scores at 1-0,
but Ibrahimovic would not say if he believed his
compatriot deserved a red card.
"At the end the best team will win so the game
was good and we got the 1-0 and the red card," he
said. "I couldn't see if it was a red card or not but
he gave it and then we played with one more.
Sometimes it's more difficult but sometimes it
gives you the advantage because you have one
more."
Ibrahimovic has now scored 17 times in a brilliant
first season in the Premier League and has a
remarkable 250 goals in the five years since he
turned 30.
The former Paris Saint-Germain star posted a
picture on his Instagram page this week with the
caption 'Benjamin Button', in reference to the
literary character who becomes younger as time
passes.
And Ibrahimovic says he feels "more intelligent" in
his approach to the game at this late stage of his
career.
"I train hard. I believe in myself and I know what I
am able to do," he added. "I'm not worried.
"The older you are, the more experienced, the more
intelligent and you don't waste energy on things
you don't need. I feel like Benjamin Button. I was
born old and will die young."
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