Zlatan Ibrahimovic may only be a spectator at Wednesday's Europa League final, but Manchester United colleague Ander Herrera expects the former Sweden striker will still have a part to play in Stockholm.

Ibrahimovic, 35, was back at United's Aon Training Complex last week after going under the knife in America to repair the knee ligament damage he sustained during the Europa League quarterfinals.

That has ruled him out of a homecoming against former club Ajax at the Friends Arena, where a statue of the striker is due to be erected, though United boss Jose Mourinho has already confirmed Ibrahimovic and his fellow injured teammates will travel to the contest regardless.

And for a United team lacking the continental pedigree of previous years, with Herrera, Antonio Valencia and Paul Pogba the only players in the XI that started against Celta Vigo to have featured in a previous European final, Herrera thinks Ibrahimovic's vast experience could be a vital asset in his side's biggest game of the term.