Zlatan Ibrahimovic once again compared himself to a lion after returning from a knee injury in the 4-1 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford.

The Swedish forward had previously said "lions do not compare themselves to humans" when asked to rate himself against other strikers in the Premier League.

Ibrahimovic, out since April with a knee ligament injury, repeated the reference when asked to comment about his recovery.

Following his return as a second-half substitute in the win at Old Trafford, Ibrahimovic was asked if he ever doubted he would return.

He told BT Sport 1: "No, because lions they don't recover like humans."