3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (34, Manchester United)
“Going for him is his class, his talent, his desire to do well. What goes against him is that he is not the youngest player anymore, so you are questioned about that in every game,” said Arsene Wenger in August, before Zlatan answered those initial questions with four goals in his first four Premier League games. It’s impossible to argue with that return.
Against Watford he was certainly lacklustre, with the Manchester Evening News claiming that ‘his immobility was almost as much of a problem as Rooney’s’. Let’s face it, at 34 he is unlikely to run the channels or chase down defenders. Are United spending £250,000 a week on an ageing target man? Is it worth it if he scores 15 goals?