EFL Cup 2016/17 Final: Manchester United 3-2 Southampton, 5 talking points

Manchester United beat Southampton in an exciting and closely fought match

#3 Zlatan Ibrahimovic delivers on the big night

Ibrahimovic has scored 26 goals this season

26 goals in all competitions, breaking records at will, leading the line and scoring decisive goals, all this at 35 years of age. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had a brilliant career so far, but he is seemingly taking it to another level now.

The former PSG forward was unstoppable again last night, as he gave the Red Devils the lead with a superb free-kick and then won them the game with a well-placed header in the dying minutes of the match.

Fans and pundits alike have likened his impact so far to the one Eric Cantona had in the 1990s, and that is certainly not to be taken lightly. In fact, such has been the deftness of the Swedish superstar, that Jose Mourinho has asked United fans to camp outside his home in Manchester so that he pens down a contract extension.

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