Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic names Ronaldo the best player ever to play the game
Zlatan says there has never been a player like the Brazilian striker before or since
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has named Ronaldo the greatest player of all time.
But Lionel Messi fans will take some consolation in the fact it's not the one they're thinking of.
The Man United striker says no other player has ever reached the level of the Brazilian Ronaldo.
Ibrahimovic told : "I think Ronaldo was phenomenal. He was the player that whatever he did it became 'wow.' He could do a difficult thing and it became magic.
"He would take the ball and it was like him saying 'I'll take care of it now.' You didn't have that kind of football player before and you don't have it today. He doesn't exist.
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"As a young player, I watched him and said to myself 'I want to be exactly like that,' the player who makes the difference, the shining light, simple as that."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic followed in the footsteps of the three-time World Player of the Year at AC Milan, Inter Milan and Barcelona but sadly never got the chance to play with his hero.
However nobody would deny that the Swede has been the shining light for a number of teams, making a difference wherever he played.