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Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as good as ever - Koeman

Everton manager Ronald Koeman believes Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still a top-class match-winner, 15 years after he first made the same assessment.

Koeman took over as Ajax manager in 2001 and quickly placed his trust in a 19-year-old Ibrahimovic, who had been marginalised by his predecessor, Co Adriaanse.

Together the pair claimed two Eredivisie titles and a Dutch Cup, Koeman's first silverware as a coach and the first of many successes during Ibrahimovic's playing career.

It is a period the Dutchman reflects on fondly ahead of United's trip to Goodison Park, where a 35-year-old Ibrahimovic is expected to lead the line for the Red Devils.