Zlatan marvels at mastermind Jose

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has hailed Jose Mourinho as a ‘mastermind’ ahead of tomorrow’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford — as his outspoken agent branded Pep Guardiola ‘boring’.

Mourinho and Guardiola go head to head for the first time in English football, with United striker Ibrahimovic coming up against former Barcelona boss Guardiola, now in charge at City.

The Swedish star fell out with Guardiola in Spain following a £57million move in 2009 from Inter Milan, where he had a brief spell working under Mourinho.

Ibrahimovic said: ‘Mourinho is a mastermind. He knows everything about the game.

‘I do not have many regrets, but I do regret that I did not get to play under Mourinho for longer. When the opportunity came again for him to be my coach at United it was an easy decision. Who wouldn’t