Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba take on each other in the heel-flick shot challenge, but whose is better?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba take on each other in the chop flick shot challenge on Instagram … but which star attempt was best?
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba have faced each other in skill struggles this week
- The pair challenged each other for a back-flick match in their own home
- Manchester United’s ex-teammates took to Instagram to show off their movie
Zlatan Ibrahamovic and Paul Pogba continued their quarantine skills battle by taking part in a back-heel flick shot challenge.
The former Manchester United teammates competed against each other last week to try and prove who has the best selection of football tricks.
Wearing an LA Lakers shirt with his own name and number on the back, Ibrahimovic started the back heel challenge by doing an impressive tap in a trash and uploading it to Instagram and saying to Pogba, ‘Game over’.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (above) challenged Paul Pogba to a back-quite flick challenge on Instagram
But an hour later, the French midfielder responded with a subtle recoil bouncing off a wall and bumping straight into a basketball hoop.
Pogba clearly thought he was the best as he endorsed his Instagram video: ‘It was an honor to challenge and defeat the lion. Now the game is over. ‘
Zlatan and Pogba know each other well from their time at Old Trafford after joining the same club in the summer of 2016 – when Jose Mourinho was in charge.
The pair had an impressive debut season at the club as they helped United win the Europa League and League Cup in 2017, with Ibrahimovic scoring 28 goals that year in 46 games across all competitions.
Pogba responded with an impressive recoil from a wall to a basketball hoop
Pogba celebrated his impressive trick, claiming it was better than Ibrahimovic
However, a serious knee ligament injury towards the end of the 2016/17 season meant that his career in Old Trafford got out of hand and he left the club at the end of the 2017-18 season.
While Zlatan appeared for La Galaxy before returning to former club AC Milan for a short-term deal earlier this year, Pogba is still with Manchester United and has made 150 career appearances for the club.
However, the Frenchman has been widely linked to a move from United this year, having only played eight games for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this year.
Ibrahimovic (right) and Pogba (left) were Manchester United’s two-year teammates
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