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AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says his recovery from a serious knee injury at Manchester United three years ago has fueled his desire to prolong his playing career and says he is not ready to hang on. Is
Ibrahimovic, considered Sweden’s biggest player, arrived at Old Trafford in 2016 after winning league titles with Dutch team Ajax, Italian club Juventus, Inter and AC Milan, Spain’s Barcelona and French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
But his time at United suffered a career-threatening injury in 2017 that kept him out of action for almost a year.
The 39-year-old rejoined Milan in January this year after two seasons with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy, and succeeded on his return, scoring 10 goals this season to put Stefano Pioli’s side at the top of the table. Delivered.
“After my injury, I told myself I wanted to play football as long as I could,” Ibrahimovic told the BBC.
“It’s about performance when you play at this level. If you perform, if you bring results, you are still at the top.
“As soon as you don’t, someone else will come and perform. I like that pressure, I don’t want to be here because I’ve done it before. This is what I do at the moment. That’s why I bring good every day. I will continue until I can do all this. ”
Milan are four points clear of second-placed Sassuolo as they win their first league title since 2010-11.
“We are incredibly good – we are doing well,” Ibrahimovic said. “But we still haven’t won. We have to remember that.”
