Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Paul Pogba needs to be guided at Manchester United.
The forward arrived at the club on a free transfer and went on to win the Carling Cup and the Europa League in his maiden season in the Premier League. Pogba shared a great bond with the big Swede during his brief one year stay at the club.
Pogba is yet to get the best out of him and despite given ample chances to prove his worth in the United shirt the midfielder seems to be struggling. He has been linked with a move back to Juventus but Jose Mourinho is unlikely to sanction his departure as his entire strategy depends on how the player performs in the middle of the pitch.
Zlatan insists the World Cup winning midfielder does have the talent but need someone who could guide him at the club. “I had a good time because I got to know everyone, I was the mature guy with all these guys who were not mature.
“Paul Pogba, I had never played with him before and I didn’t know him as a person. We have the same management and when I got to know him I got to find a fantastic person and a fantastic footballer, but someone who needs to be guided.
“He is a professional guy that works every game and never misses training or a game. Those are all the things that people do not see, you only get judged by what you can see on television or the 90 minutes in the stadium, that’s where you have to perform.
“When you click with someone it just clicks. The connection on the field was amazing, we helped each other very well, I needed him and he needed me. The first year at United we had a fantastic year.
“They made me feel like Benjamin Button. I was getting younger and younger, then unfortunately I got my injury.”
