Much of the build-up has centred on the intensive rivalry between United manager Jose Mourinho and City counterpart Pep Guardiola. Now Ibrahimovic, famed for his outstanding self-confidence as well as his fine football, is relishing the prospect of taking part in another major club rivalry. "For me, the big games are the ones that trigger you," he told MUTV, United's in-house television station. I have played in many derby games, I've played in El Clásico (Real Madrid-Barcelona), the Milan derby, Ajax and Feyenoord, which was the big one there (in the Netherlands), and PSG-Marseille (in France)." Story continues below…But for Ibrahimovic all the talk around the game is nothing new.

Source: The Local September 09, 2016 13:30 UTC