A torrid show vs Sweden has limited Ryan Shawcross to a sole England outing. He comes face to face with Zlatan Ibrahimovic again on Sunday.
Mark Hughes has backed Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross to gain a measure of revenge over Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Old Trafford on Sunday.
An inability to handle a rampant Ibrahimovic in Shawcross' sole England outing helped the Sweden legend to a four-goal haul – three of which were scored when under the watch of the Stoke defender, including a mesmeric long-distance overhead kick.
A product of United's youth academy, Shawcross will have extra motivation to turn in a performance against the veteran striker, with Hughes backing his skipper to "lay some ghosts to rest".