Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals his favourite goal from his career as the Swedish icon explains why it was the ‘whole package’ and how he told an opponent to ‘enjoy it motherf*****’ after he scored

• Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoyed a glittering career and scored more than 500 goals 
• The Swedish icon explained why one particular finish meant more than others
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed his favourite goal from his glittering career.

The Swedish icon netted more than 500 times during his playing days, which included spells at Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, PSG, Barcelona and Manchester United, before he retired at the end of last season.

Ibrahimovic was also prolific for his country, scoring 62 times in 122 caps, while he won trophies in five different leagues.

Despite his tall and strong frame, the 42-year-old netted a whole variety of goals, and he appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Thursday to reflect on several moments from his career.

And, Ibrahimovic explained how one of his goals meant much more to him than others. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed what his favourite goal from his glittering playing career was 

The Swedish icon was prolific, netting more than 500 times, while he played for the likes of Man United, PSG, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Barcelona and Juventus during his playing days

He also netted 62 times in just 122 caps for his country and is one of their greatest ever players

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‘Yes (it is the bicycle kick against England which is my favourite),’ he told Morgan, reflecting on a game in 2012 in which Sweden won 4-2 with Ibrahimovic scoring all four. This included the aforementioned stunning 30-yard bicycle kick in injury time which secured the victory and it is a goal that has gone down in folklore.

‘It is my favourite because of many reasons. The goal is amazing. Not just because it’s me or my ego, but who would do that? 

‘I don’t see many players doing it. Most in that situation would take the ball and waste time because we were winning 3-2. 

‘(Joe) Hart was the goalie and I said “I will fool him now”. When I saw him run out I thought I would pretend to go towards him then back off then I took the shot on instinct from there. As a striker you know where the goal is and I knew it was going in (when I hit it).’

Ibrahimovic – who played for PSG at the time – also revealed how there was a greater significance behind this goal given the criticism he had previously faced in his career. 

He added: ‘The goal is the most beautiful because it was against England. Before I came to England, they talked bad of me because their mentality is if you haven’t played in the Premier League, you’re not good enough. 

‘Then during the game they (the England fans) were calling me the diva, fake (Andy) Carroll. Before, the media were writing that I never scored against English teams in the Champions League and how I always fail against English teams so this was all in my head.

‘So this goal was the whole package. I scored four goals and this was a whole package because of all the s*** I got. 

‘That is the most beautiful goal and it is one England will always remember for the rest of their lives so that actually feels better.’ 

Ibrahimovic was known as one of football’s larger-than-life characters when he played, with the Swede never afraid to speak his mind or confront opponents.

Ibrahimovic chose his stunning 30-yard bicycle kick against England in 2012 as his favourite

He revealed the criticism he received from the English media drove him on and also explained how he confronted England forward Danny Welbeck (right) in the aftermath of the goal

And he also went onto reflect how he was so pumped up with his finish that he ended up taking out his excitement on one particular opposition player.

He explained: ‘After the goal I think I saw (Danny) Welbeck so I took off my shirt and said to him “enjoy, you will never see anything like this again”. And he just watched me. 

‘I was actually rude to him, I don’t know why. I said “enjoy mother f*****, because you will never enjoy this again”.

‘I don’t know why because he did nothing to me. So it’s not personal and he was watching me but didn’t understand because nothing had happened (between us).’ 

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