'Zlatan's too old', they said. 'He won't be able to adapt', they said. 'He's just here for a payday', they said.
As is so often the case, your mate down the pub and a bunch of anonymous people on the internet were wrong.
The Swedish striker made it three goals from three Manchester United games, scoring his first competitive goal at Old Trafford to give his new club a first-half lead over Southampton.
There didn't look to be a whole lot of danger when Wayne Rooney floated a cross over from the right, and it may well have been if a different player was on the end of it.
But Ibrahimovic rose above Jose Fonte to power a header into the far corner of Fraser Forster's net. You can watch it here if you're reading this on a mobile device.
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United fans rejoiced, content with their new hero.
That's Zlatan and Eric Bailly who have already impressed since moving to Old Trafford during the summer.
Just wait until Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan kick into gear as well.
It's been a while since United fans have been this excited about a group of players - not to mention a manager - and excitement is building already that they might be able to launch a genuine title charge.
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