For an ageing warhorse who was supposed to have been past his peak and getting ready to slide off into the sunset Zlatan has done pretty well this year.
He has scored 17 goals in 26 games – 12 more than Juan Mata and Paul Pogba, who have contributed five each in all competitions.
Rooney (three), Marcus Rashford (four) and Anthony Martial (four) have managed a joint total of eleven goals.
Ibrahimovic’s stunning form has more or less carried United to their current sixth place in the standings.
And he is now just one goal behind Messi’s tally of 51 goals in 2016 .
United have a game against Middlesbrough about 9 hours from now. If he scores two goals in that game he will be topscorer of 2016.
Zlatan does not liken himself to an ageing warhorse-preferring to liken himself to a fine wine.