“Grow up, I’ve had worse from the missus” - Andy Carroll hits out at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after ex-AC Milan striker shares image of head injury
Former England striker Andy Carroll has poked fun at AC Milan legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede shared pictures of a head injury he suffered on his Instagram account, which led to the Englishman sharing a witty comment in the replies.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is known for his bold statements to the media and unique social media posts. In a recent post, the 43-year-old revealed a nasty cut on his head with the caption:
"Part of the game."
The post shared by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is the current AC Milan advisor after retiring, saw a frenzy in the comments section with fans cracking jokes in tune with the footballer's personality.
Comments such as "The pain felt Zlatan," "Zlatan didn't get stitches, the stitches got Zlatan," and "The injury went to the doctor to check Zlatan levels," were highly engaged with in the replies.
It wasn't just fans who engaged with the post, but also footballer Andy Carroll. The former Liverpool and Newcastle United forward posted a comment laden with dark humour. It read:
"Grow up, I’ve had worse from the missus."
Plenty of fans that came across the comment, liked and replied to the banter by the Bordeaux striker.
John Terry slams Zlatan Ibrahimovic for claiming Chelsea couldn't sign him
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is currently with AC Milan as an advisor, played for nine clubs during his playing career. In Italy, he represented both the Milan clubs and Juventus. He briefly played for Barcelona in LaLiga as well while he started off his career with Malmo FF in Sweden.
He also had spells in the Netherlands, England, and the USA with Ajax, Manchester United, and LA Galaxy, respectively. One club that wanted to sign him but couldn't was Premier League side Chelsea.
An old quote from the former Swedish striker was trending recently where he explained why he never joined the Blues. He is quoted to have said (via SportBible):
"Chelsea couldn't sign me. I have more trophies than Chelsea. They should have been the ones signing me."
Chelsea legend John Terry came across the quote on Instagram recently and aimed a sly dig at the striker.
"He didn't want to be on the bench," said Terry while tagging the club's legendary striker Didier Drogba.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's dislike of Chelsea dates prior to his time in the Premier League with Manchester United. The outspoken forward was playing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2015 when they were drawn against Chelsea in the Champions League.
While PSG went through on away goals, Zlatan was given a red card for a foul on Oscar in the second leg. The Chelsea players gathered around complaining about the foul to which the PSG forward called them "a bunch of babies" after the match.