It's easy to get caught up in the hype around The Zlatan.
He's the self-proclaimed superstar who fears no one and walks with his chest permanently puffed out and nothing to declare but his genius.
But the Swedish striker is clearly not all mouth and no trousers after he scored on his first Premier League match for Manchester United.
He also scored last week in the Community Shield as United beat Leicester 2-1 at Wembley.
Incredibly, his strike against Bournemouth means he has now scored on his Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 AND Champions League debuts.
https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/764822538002305024
Not bad, and plenty were impressed:
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/764822232031956992
https://twitter.com/RobDawsonMEN/status/764821999281639424
And this from stats experts Opta proves it's not how much you have of the ball, it's what you do with it:
https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/764814452340486144
Elsewhere in the match Juan Mata opened the scoring for United after Jose Mourinho surprised everyone by starting the Spaniard who he sold when he was Chelsea boss.
Wayne Rooney headed in a second, before Ibrahimovic's strike put them in control.
Adam Smith grabbed a consolation goal for the Cherries, but United ran out 3-1 winners in Jose Mourinho's first League match in charge.
He and Zlatan are up and running. The rest of the league, be warned...
https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/764829630830379008
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