Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 'Pep Guardiola is a fantastic coach'

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that he still believes that Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world, despite their personal differences.

Ibrahimovic, who made the switch to Milan after being frozen out of the Barcelona setup following a clash with Guardiola, insists that he would welcome the chance to work with the Spaniard again as long as his former coach would explain himself.

"As it is now, no, [I wouldn't work with Guardiola], because I don't have answers about what happened," he told Goal.com.

"It doesn't mean that I think he's a bad coach, because when I got to vote I said he was the best coach in the world.

"The person and the coach are two different things, and as a coach he is fantastic or else he wouldn't win all the trophies he wins and make a team like Barcelona."

Ibrahimovic has scored 29 goals in 48 appearances for Milan since arriving at the club in 2010.