ZLATAN'S SURGEON HAS ISSUED A WARNING AS UNITED AWAITS THE STRIKER'S RETURN FROM INJURY.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's surgeon has issued a warning over the striker's return to action for Manchester United , insisting the Swede must only return 'when he is fully fit'.

The Swede tore his anterior crutiate ligament against Anderlecht in April after netting 28 goals for the Red Devils, report the Manchester Evening News.

After being initially released by by the club following the expiration of his contract, the 35-year -old has penned a new one-year deal and is stepping up his comeback.

Ibrahimovic has bounced back remarkably well from the injury, putting in the hours at Carrington, and Jose Mourinho has named him in his squad for the Champions League group stages.

And while there has been speculation that Ibrahimovic could return to training by the end of October, Dr. Freddie Fu believes his former patient needs as much time as possible.

“I have no worry about his injury as it always takes time to fully recover,” he told the South China Morning Post.

“In fact the EPL has just started and I am sure Manchester United would not need the player urgently for any crucial game either in the league or European competitions.

“He is very strong but soccer is still a combative sport. As a doctor, of course I want to see him return as slow as possible, only when he is fully fit for the game. There have been many cases of a player returning prematurely with bad consequences.”

Ibrahimovic's agent, Mino Raiola, claimed that doctors wanted Ibrahimovic 'back after his career to research on him' because his knee was 'so strong'.

And Fu, who has performed more than 20,000 knee operations, was certainly impressed by the striker's physique following the rigours of a 19-year career.

"I have treated almost 60 professional players and Ibrahimovic is certainly one of the best and strongest players I have ever operated on," he added.

"He has a very strong attitude. Even before the operation, he firmly believed he would come back in his soccer career and would not retire just because of the injury.

"And when we examined his knee, other than the ligament injuries he sustained, the joint, the muscles and other parts of his knee are all in top-notch condition, just like those of a 15-year-old boy and not a soccer player who has been [subjecting his knee to the rigours of] fierce physical competition for so many years.
“His operation went very smoothly.”


Source: The Mirror.