#6 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Big things were expected from the former Inter, Milan, Juventus and Barcelona striker as he left Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain to join English giants Manchester United in what was possibly the biggest test of his career.
One criticism of Ibrahimovic was that he was never able to perform against English sides, so to see the effect that Zlatan has had at Manchester United shows that he is just like fine wine and simply gets better with age. Many had expected Ibrahimovic to struggle in England, but his record this season suggests anything but that. 26 goals across four competitions, and his double in the EFL Cup final helped United win their second trophy in as many years.
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For his age, Ibrahimovic has shown that he can go to almost any top league in Europe and deliver, and Jose Mourinho has time and again spoken of his admiration for the Swedish legend. With all the rumours about Manchester United signing a new striker in the summer, if Ibrahimovic is still at the club next season, the new signing will find it quite a challenge to dethrone the newly crowned king of Old Trafford.
His hold up play brings other into the action and makes the rest of the team improve drastically, too. Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata have all benefitted from having Ibrahimovic up front, and United can thank him if they manage to obtain Champions League football next season.
Not only that, but his fitness has been outstanding, completing just under 3,500 hours of football, which is incredible considering his age.
