Zlatan Ibrahimovic told an anecdote he experienced while playing in England that almost triggered his departure from Manchester United: “One day I was at the hotel with the team before a match. I was thirsty, so I opened the minibar and drank a fruit juice. We played and then went home. Time passed and my payslip arrived. I realized they had deducted one pound from my salary. I called the manager and he told me it was because of the minibar juice”
“Of course, but I didn’t go to the hotel on my own. I wasn’t on vacation. It was my workplace. I was there for Manchester United. If I have to play and I’m thirsty, I have to drink. I can’t go out onto the field dehydrated. Can you believe it? One pound? Something like that would never happen in Italy. These are the details that make the difference and earn the players’ respect”, the Swede explained.
