Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes on a freestyler but he's a bit rusty at keepy-ups after recovering from knee injury

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been filmed kicking a ball four months after serious injury
  • He did keepy-ups with a freestyler in Stockholm as he recovers his fitness
  • Ibrahimovic looked a little rusty, losing the ball quickly after a mistimed heel flick

After suffering a serious knee injury which ended his Manchester United career towards the end of last season, most thought it would be many months before Zlatan Ibrahimovic was seen kicking a ball again.

However, despite suffering ligament damage in April, the striker has been filmed kicking a ball once again as he looks to recover and return to playing.

He did look rusty, however, as his keepy-up abilities were put to shame by a freestyler in videos posted to Instagram.


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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been filmed kicking a ball just four months after a serious knee injury

Ibrahimovic was doing keepy-ups with a freestyler in Stockholm as he recovers his fitness

Ibrahimovic was doing keepy-ups with a freestyler in Stockholm as he recovers his fitness

Ibrahimovic looked a little rusty, as he lost the ball quickly after a mistimed heel flick

Ibrahimovic looked a little rusty, as he lost the ball quickly after a mistimed heel flick

Ibrahimovic took on trickster Tobias Becs in Stockholm, and was certainly left impressed with the skills on display.

Becs demonstrated the full range, with keepy-ups, round the worlds, and headers, before doing a handstand with the ball balanced on the sole of his shoe, to which Zlatan could only applaud.

The former Sweden international then had a go himself, but looked to be lacking his usual sharpness, struggling initially to get the ball under control before losing it after a mistimed heel flick.

Zlatan was outshone by freestyler Tobias Becs, who demonstrated an impressive skill range

Becs went through his box of tricks, including a handstand with ball, for an impressed Zlatan

Becs went through his box of tricks, including a handstand with ball, for an impressed Zlatan

Zlatan, who is currently without a club, could only applaud after the show of trickery

Zlatan, who is currently without a club, could only applaud after the show of trickery

Ibrahimovic is in demand despite his injury, with AC Milan the latest linked with a move

Ibrahimovic is in demand despite his injury, with AC Milan the latest linked with a move

Despite besting Sweden's record goalscorer however, Becs seemed starstruck, posing for a picture with the forward and describing him as a 'legend' on social media.

Becs wrote of Zlatan, who is currently without a club after leaving United: 'Not only a great football player, but also a great person.'

Despite his injury Zlatan is being linked with a number of clubs, with former employers AC Milan the latest to enter the race for his signature. A return to Old Trafford has not been completely ruled out either.