{"id":155205,"date":"2018-07-25T21:03:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T21:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/i-would-have-eaten-them-for-breakfast\/"},"modified":"2018-07-25T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T21:03:35","slug":"i-would-have-eaten-them-for-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/25\/i-would-have-eaten-them-for-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I would have eaten them for breakfast&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<section class=\"article__headline-section\"><span class=\"article__kicker theme__copy-color\">SORRY SWEDE<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"article__subdeck theme__border-color\" wp_automatic_readability=\"32\">\n<p>The charismatic striker scored 28 goals in his debut season with Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"75.93605384939\">\n<p class=\"article__content article__content--intro\">Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised to Manchester United fans, claiming \u2018it would have been dangerous\u2019\u00a0if he had arrived in the Premier League sooner.<\/p>\n<p>The charismatic striker arrived at Old Trafford in the summer of 2016 on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain and was an instant success.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-403924\" alt=\"Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals in all competitions in his debut season with United\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-586908202.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"636\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tIbrahimovic scored 28 goals in all competitions in his debut season with United\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He scored 17 goals in 27 Premier League games and helped the club lift the Europa League and League Cup.<\/p>\n<p>However, a devastating knee injury in the latter stages of the season saw him miss the vast majority of the following season.<\/p>\n<p>Now at LA Galaxy, the giant Swede apologised to the Red Devils faithful \u2013 claiming they would have seen a \u2018different lion\u2019 had he arrived earlier in his illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel sorry for the fans \u2013 if they\u2019d seen me younger, they\u2019d have seen a different lion,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-403925\" alt=\"Now at LA Galaxy, the striker is still making headlines at 36\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-940371638.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"626\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tNow at LA Galaxy, the striker is still making headlines at 36\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor the Premier League, it would have been dangerous, as I would have eaten them for breakfast; instead, I took them for lunch. But I came: they wanted me, I gave them me and I took over. Been there and done that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would need more time to explain my feelings but let\u2019s start with a big thanks to everybody \u2013 what they did was amazing and I hope they are as happy as I am,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave as much as I could for as long as I could; when I got injured, I got support in a different way. 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It will remain in history and my career; when I look back at my time with United, I will do it with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish them all the best in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfbq('init', '752905198150451');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/403923\/i-would-have-eaten-them-for-breakfast-zlatan-ibrahimovic-apologises-to-manchester-united-for-not-arriving-earlier-in-his-career\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SORRY SWEDE The charismatic striker scored 28 goals in his debut season with Manchester United Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised to Manchester United fans, claiming \u2018it would have been dangerous\u2019\u00a0if he had arrived in the Premier League sooner. 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