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Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic meets former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos and proclaims: 'A king recognises a king'

It is no secret that Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic considers himself football royalty, but the Red Devils ace was in the presence of a real king recently when meeting up with former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos I.

The 79-year-old reigned as King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014 and recently met Ibrahimovic after travelling to England as a guest for Manchester City's home clash with Liverpool.

Juan Carlos I had taken in the crunch Premier League clash on Sunday - sitting alongside City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in the Etihad stands.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently met up with former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos I
Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently met up with former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos I

Ibrahimovic wasted no time in sharing the moment, taking to social media platform Instagram to share a snap of himself and the former monarch.