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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury update could mean the end of his Manchester United career

Published 16:45 21 Apr 2017 BST

Updated 16:53 21 Apr 2017 BST

Robert Redmond
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury update could mean the end of his Manchester United career

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered a nasty looking injury on Thursday night

Ibrahimovic left the pitch at the end of normal time during Manchester United's 2-1 win over Anderlecht in the Europa League quarter-final second leg. The Swedish striker appeared to seriously hurt his knee when landing, after attempting to control a pass on his chest. It looked as though he hyperextended his knee. https://twitter.com/MUFCScoop/status/855164160241537025 Jose Mourinho wasn't too hopeful about his talisman's injury following the game, and it appears Mourinho's pessimism was justified. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/855168074114314241 The club is yet to make an official announcement about Zlatan's condition, but, according to Sky Sports News, the 35-year-old won't play again this season. https://twitter.com/SkySportsNewsHQ/status/855436304523419648 https://twitter.com/JimWhite/status/855435994929168385 If Ibrahimovic does miss the rest of the season, United will be without their top scorer this season for a massive month for the club. Mourinho's side have games against Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur coming up as they attempt to qualify for the Champions League. They also have a Europa League semi-final against Celtic Vigo, while the final is in Stockholm, Sweden, Zlatan's home country. The Friends Arena, which will host the final on May 24, even has a statue of Ibrahimovic outside it. Ibrahimovic's contract expires in the summer. If the 35-year-old does not sign a new deal, Thursday's game against Anderlecht could be his last for the Manchester club. Zlatan scored 28 goals in 46 games this season before his injury. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/855439675225505792

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