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This Man United striker is just a temporary solution for Jose Mourinho - Michael Owen
MICHAEL OWEN reckons Zlatan Ibrahimovic is merely a fill-in at Manchester United.
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The 35-year-old Swedish hitman played the full 90 minutes of Manchester United's 4-0 Europa League group win over Feyenoord earlier this evening.
However, he failed to get on the scoresheet at Old Trafford.
After a flying start to life with the Red Devils, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has found goals hard to come by of late, although he scored twice against Swansea in the Premier League at the beginning of the month.
With Marcus Rashford playing out wide and Anthony Martial out of form, Ibrahimovic has led the line this season.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to get on the scoresheet for Manchester United
Michael Owen thinks Zlatan Ibrahimovic is just a 'stop-gap' for Manchester United
Jose Mourinho confirmed this week that Ibrahimovic will stay beyond the end of the season when his one-year deal runs out.
But Owen reckons United are waiting until a world-class striker comes along, with Ibrahimovic just a 'stop-gap'.
Speaking as a BT Sport pundit, Owen said: "He's definitely a stopgap striker isn't he.
"He's good but we're talking Manchester United, you need to be one of the best striker's in the world to the regular striker here.
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"Jose Mourinho didn't think the current crop were ready [when he arrived]. Rashford: not ready; Wayne Rooney: probably saw him as a No 10; Martial: didn't he him as a striker. So [Zlatan] is a stopgap.
"A little bit like a few seasons ago when Robin van Persie was just brought for the one or two seasons while we maybe they can find someone else on the market or some young kid can come through."
United resume Premier League duties against West Ham on Sunday (4pm).
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