Jose Mourinho - Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the super personality that Manchester United needed

Both Ibrahimovic and Mourinho joined United over the summer, with Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly also signing as the club looked to launch a bid to get back into the top four.

Having been tipped to struggle, Ibrahimovic has proven to be one of the signings of the season, scoring 26 goals in all competitions.

He has been praised for helping the atmosphere within the dressing room and speaking in an interview with France Football Mourinho was full of praise for the Swede.

"Manchester United no longer has the super personalities of the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes or Roy Keane, there is Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick, who are the last faces of this generation, and there is a new group of players that has to adapt," Mourinho said.

"That's why it was important for me to get Zlatan. In this team he had, without being English, without knowing the culture of the club, the personality and the profile to be more."

Ibrahimovic scored twice in the final of the League Cup final, the first piece of major silverware of the Mourinho era and the team still have a chance of winning the Europa League as well as making the top four.