Zlаtаn IЬrаһімoʋіc tаkeѕаімаt ‘ѕріneleѕѕ cowаrd’аnd qᴜeѕtіonѕ Ten Hаg ‘treаtмent’ of маn Utd ѕtаrѕ

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reignited his feud with former manager Pep Guardiola, questioning Erik ten Hag’s treatment of Manchester United players.

Ibrahimovic struggled to see eye-to-eye with Guardiola during his one-year stay at Barcelona in 2009/10, famously describing the Spaniard as a “short coward” in his autobiography. That’s a story.

In an interview with TalkTV’s Piers Morgan, Ibrahimovic revealed that when the two met during his first meeting with Guardiola, who had a negative opinion of players attending training sessions in luxury cars. I thought back on that.

He said: “When I met Pep Guardiola, he said to me: ‘Remember, the players here are not coming to Ferrari.'”

“I What did I do? Of course I brought a Ferrari. I yelled: You havent got any b***s” and worse than that I added:You can go to hell!’”

Ibrahimovic then turned his attention from one bald-headed tactician to another as he reflected on the struggles of Ten Hag at Manchester United.

The Dutch coach – who briefly worked alongside Guardiola at Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2015 – enjoyed an encouraging first campaign at Old Trafford last season by securing a top-four finish as well as Carabao Cup success at Wembley.

However, Manchester United currently sit 10th in the Premier League table having lost four of their opening seven fixtures, with Ten Hag`s side also losing the first two matches of their Champions League campaign against Bayern and Galatasaray.

With Ten Hag under mounting pressure, Ibrahimovic – who excelled in a short stay at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho between 2016 and 2018 – believes the former Ajax manager has underestimated the demands of managing one of the world`s biggest clubs.

He explained: “Coming from Ajax to United, as he did, is a big difference. I’ve been to both clubs. They have a different kind of discipline.

“Ajax is a talented club. They have the best talent in the club. They don’t have a big star. What is the experience of this coach? Young talents, he comes to United, it is a different mentality.

“The players there are supposed to be big stars. I don`t think you give the same treatment.

“How much time do you give a coach? It’s up to the owners to decide what they want, but if you listen to the fans, they don’t have much time because they want to win. It’s understandable because they’re used to winning and they still want to win.

Ibrahimovic’s comments follow reports that the atmosphere at Manchester United has become “toxic” both inside and outside the dressing room, with players unhappy with Ten Hag’s cold and undisciplined attitude. It was announced after it came out.

Manchester United will look to get their season back on track when they host Brentford on Saturday, but Thomas Frank’s side will be looking to get their season back on track in his second league game as manager last season. They suffered a memorable 4-0 defeat at The Hague.