Ian Wright says Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s poor form has been a major factor in Manchester United’s poor start to their Premier League campaign
The Swedish striker is now six games without a goal - the worst run of his career - as his form dips for Mourinho's United
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ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has not been good enough for Manchester United this season.
That's the opinion former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright, who gave a damning assessment of the former Paris St-Germain man's form in the Premier League.
Speaking to Shaun Custis on the Sun Football Podcast, , Wright said: "From the start of the season, the only thing keeping him in the team was the fact that he was scoring those goals.
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"When you look at him, his all-round play has just not been good enough.
"His movement has not been great, I'm going to be totally honest, I'm not sure too many other teams would have signed him, even on a free.
"You look at the way Man City are playing, the way Chelsea are playing, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, all vibrant, teams with pace and exuberance.
"And you look at Man United, it's slow, and he's got a massive part to play in that.
"I've not seen Ibra play well for 10-15 games, and Man United need it especially the way they are playing."
The Swedish striker is going through his worst ever career run of not scoring in the league, as he failed again to find the back of the net in United’s disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Burnley.
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He now has failed to score in his last six games, having found the back of the net four times in his first four Premier League games.
Calls are growing Marcus Rashford to be moved into a central striking role, and Wrighty is adamant this needs to happen.
"Why is Marcus Rashford playing on the wing? He’s a goalscorer with great movement who finishes. And now he’s rotting on the wing!"
Wrighty also spoke of how impressed he was with Manchester City's dismantling of Barcelona on Tuesday night in their 3-1 Champions League victory at the Etihad - and believes Pep Guardiola deserves the credit.
"Not many managers would have come in to Man City and given Sergio Aguero a rocket up his backside.
"But look at him! And look at the rest of the team, they dismantled Barcelona!"