International Friendlies
Nov 14, 2012 7.30pm
4
2
HT : 1 2
FT
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 0' goal
  • goal Danny Welbeck 0'
  • goal Steven Caulker 0'

Steven Gerrard hails "world-class" Ibrahimovic

Gerrard hails "world-class" Ibrahimovic

England captain Steven Gerrard has admitted that Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced a performance his team could not deal with in Stockholm tonight

Ibrahimovic scored four times to help Sweden reverse a 2-1 deficit against Roy Hodgson's side.

Gerrard believes that the Paris Saint-Germain striker scored one of the best goals he has ever seen with his final strike of the match.

The Three Lions skipper also insisted that his side can take a number of positives from their final friendly of 2012.

He told ITV Sport: "Ibrahimovic's performance was certainly world class. Credit to him, he scored one of the best goals I've ever seen live. It was his night.

"From our point of view, there were a lot of young lads making their debuts and they did well. We will take a lot from this game. We collapsed a little bit near the end, but there were plenty of positives."

The 32-year-old saw Ibrahimovic steal the headlines on a night where the Liverpool talisman earned his 100th England cap.

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