24 January,2017 10:18 AM IST | | PA Sport
Zlatan Ibrahimovic cannot understand why record-breaking Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney is so unappreciated and undervalued
London: Zlatan Ibrahimovic cannot understand why record-breaking Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney is so unappreciated and undervalued.
On Saturday the 31-year-old broke United's all-time scoring record in sumptuous fashion, bending home an exceptional free-kick to secure a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Stoke.
Rooney was widely praised after notching his 250th United goal to move clear of Sir Bobby Charlton. Yet despite such feats, the forward cannot shake off an undercurrent of antipathy from some and Ibrahimovic struggles to understand why his teammate is not cherished. "He's a complete player. Off the field he's a real leader and on the field he's just complete," the Swede said. "He helps his teammates well and has that big quality - he knows how to score goals, knows how to assist. But he works very hard, he's got a good attitude and spirit. Everybody knows what Wayne is," he added.
