Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already scored more goals in 2016/17 than ANY Man United player scored last season
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Remember when some people were scoffing at the idea of Zlatan Ibrahimovic joining Manchester United?
As strange as it might sound now, there was a time last summer when plenty of skeptics were rolling their eyes and wearily suggesting that a striker about to turn 35 could not possibly be the answer to United's problems.
How daft those people sound now. Zlatan's goal against West Ham in United's 2-0 win was his 18th for The Red Devils. Bearing in mind that we're only just over halfway through the season, 18 goals is a pretty remarkable haul at this stage.
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It's even more astonishing when you consider what United's goalscoring record looked like last season.
Notoriously shot shy under Louis van Gaal (remember him?), United's top scorer in 2015/16 was Anthony Martial. The young Frenchman finished top of the club's goalscoring charts at the END of the season… with 17 goals.
Which means…
Man United top goalscorers 2015/16 17 2016/17 (so far) 18 All competitions
So, with the new year barely underway, The Great Man™ has already scored more than the club's top goalscorer managed in the entirety of the last campaign.
What you got to say to those skeptics now, Zlatan?