Thierry Henry reckons Zlatan Ibrahimovic will “deliver” for Manchester United because of the “player he was and he is still”.
The Swedish striker has gone six matches for the Red Devils without finding the back of the net after making a great start to his Old Trafford career, scoring five goals in his first five games.
Ibrahimovic missed a couple of good opportunities in their last game against Burnley on Saturday but Henry is backing the 34-year-old to start firing again soon.
“All the questions have been about Jose Mourinho and Wayne Rooney but now they are about Zlatan Ibrahimovic,” Henry said on Sky Sports. “It’s the first time he’s found himself in this situation in his career.
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“He usually puts them in the back of the net because this doesn’t happen to him often.
“He’s going to have to deal __with it. I know he has the character and the ability to deal __with it but it will be better for him if it happens sooner rather than later.
“Sometimes it’s okay if you don’t score but your team still wins but he knows he’s had great opportunities to score goals in important games.
“Yes, it does affect you but I would still back him to deliver for United because of the player he was and he is still.
“It hasn’t happened for him recently for United, but he needs to find a way to score goals because they need that.
“Does it affect him? Yes, he’s a human being but he has the right tools in his mind to recover from that.”