- Zlatan Ibrahimovic took jabs at Manchester City prior to AC Milan’s friendly match.
- Former Manchester United and AC Milan forward made an appearance on City’s livestream.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic humorously mocked Manchester City just before their friendly against AC Milan.
Pep Guardiola’s squad faced a 3-2 defeat to AC Milan in New York while continuing their pre-season training.
Ibrahimovic, who had stints with Manchester United from 2016 to 2018, joined City’s livestream before the match and quipped, ‘Do you have any viewers for this?’
His joking remarks elicited laughter from former City players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joleon Lescott.
Ibrahimovic enjoyed multiple tenures with Milan throughout his career, netting 93 goals in 163 appearances for the club. He announced his retirement last year.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokingly asked ‘Do you have any viewers?’ during Man City’s live stream
Ibrahimovic played for United between 2016 and 2018, scoring 29 goals for the club
Despite their recent achievements, City has faced criticism regarding the size of their fanbase in comparison to other leading clubs.
During his time at United, Ibrahimovic played 53 matches and netted 29 goals, winning both the League Cup and the Europa League.
City suffered a 3-2 defeat against AC Milan as they continued their pre-season preparations
Following a 4-3 loss to Celtic, City suffered another defeat at the hands of Milan, despite initially taking the lead with a goal from Erling Haaland.
Lorenzo Colombo scored two goals to put Milan ahead before James McAtee equalized for City in the second half.
Marco Nasti netted the winning goal for Milan in the 78th minute.
City has more friendly matches lined up against Barcelona and Chelsea before they face Manchester United in the Community Shield.
