Manchester United made headlines yesterday when they announced that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a fresh one-year deal at Old Trafford, bringing the Swedish international back into the fold following his recent injury.
The veteran striker scored 28 goals in his inaugural season in English football last year across all competitions, helping Manchester United to win the Community Shield, League Cup and Europa League- although he missed the final in the latter through injury.
It has been speculated vastly over the past few months that Manchester United were considering bringing Zlatan Ibrahimovic back into the club, so the deal is no surprise, but there’s plenty of questions that need to be answered. Why not use this Bet365 bonus code Canada for the best deals.
The Red Devils made waves in the summer to sign Romelu Lukaku, who’s started his spell at Manchester United spectacularly with three goals in the opening two Premier League matches, so it’s hardly likely Ibrahimovic would replace him in the starting line-up.
It’s equally unlikely though that a player like Ibrahimovic would be consent playing back-up to the Belgian striker, whilst that would also mean a decrease in opportunities for young attacking duo Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.
That may suggest Manchester United will explore utilising a new attacking set-up with two strikers, Lukaku and Ibrahimovic, but both are used to being the main man and don’t stand out as the sort of players who would thrive in an attacking partnership.
The pair would also struggle to work alongside each other, whilst it would also completely shake-up the set-up Manchester United have utilised to devastating effect in the opening two weeks of the campaign, winning both Premier League matches 4-0, and the Red Devils currently look to be favourites for the Premier League title.
Whilst the signing of a top-class player like Ibrahimovic would ordinarily improve the side, the questions it raises could be extremely problematic- although it does mean the Red Devils boast tremendous depth should an injury to Lukaku occur.
The Red Devils’ man problem this season seems to be a selection headache for Jose Mourinho, which is always a good problem to have, but it’s crucial Manchester United handle this issue in the correct way.