Zlatan has another dig at Pep

Former Barca striker hits out at Guardiola's treatment of him

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Zlatan has another dig at Pep

Ibrahimovic: Back in Milan

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has labelled his former boss at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, as a 'small time' coach.

The Swedish striker recently secured a switch away from Camp Nou just 12 months after arriving in Spain in a big-money deal.

He never settled with the Catalan giants and was unable to produce his best during his time under Guardiola's guidance.

The 28-year-old has now returned to Italy, where he has previously turned out for Juventus and Inter Milan, with AC Milan having swooped for his services.

Ibrahimovic is determined to get his career back on track in Serie A and has taken a swipe at his former coach for bringing about his disappointing slump in form.

Problems

"In my book, a great coach solves his problems. A small-time coach runs from them," he said.

"There was only one person (on the Barcelona team) who wanted to get rid of me."

He added: "I have never had problems with any coach before during my career.

"But suddenly I had a thousand problems and I had no communication with 'the Philosopher'. No communication whatsoever. I don't know what his problem was.

"I couldn't take it. I had no choice but to find a new place of work and I was lucky to go to a club like Milan. I am 28 years old and cannot afford to lose a year sitting on the bench and watching the weather."