Zlatan Ibrahimovic shows off nasty X-rated injury as ex-Liverpool star aims brutal dig

Andy Carroll has told Zlatan Ibrahimovic to 'grow up' after showing off his bloody injury on social media. The former Manchester United striker, who returned to AC Milan as a senior adviser just six months after hanging up his boots in June 2023, has been in the wars lately, suffering a cut to his head.

Over the weekend, Ibrahimovic uploaded two pictures – a before and after treatment of a laceration on his head – to his Instagram page with a trigger warning. The 43-year-old's post, which tallied 750,000 likes and 5,500 comments, was captioned: "Part of the game!! triger warning."

Some of his followers took the opportunity to make light of the situation, offering some alternative captions. One user wrote: "Zlatan doesn't get pain, the pain gets Zlatan."

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Meanwhile, another user wrote: "Zlatan didn’t get stitches, the stitches got Zlatan." Among the thousands of comments, Carroll also chimed in, telling the Swede to 'grow up'. The former Liverpool striker wrote: "Grow up, I’ve had worse from the missus."

Shortly after ending his playing career at AC Milan, Ibrahimovic returned to the San Siro to assist the club's ownership and management. American investment firm RedBird, who bought the Italian giants for £1bn in August 2022, appointed him as an operating partner across its sports, media and entertainment investment portfolio.

Upon his return to Milan, Ibrahimovic said: "My love for the Rossoneri will never die and the opportunity to be a part of its future in a meaningful way is something I could only have dreamed of. This is not a decision that I