Watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic's gorgeous free kick in the League Cup final

Published Feb. 26, 2017 12:10 p.m. ET

Ryan Rosenblatt

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had won titles all over Europe, but he'd never played in England. That was one of the appeals of him joining Manchester United -- he'd finally get to play in the country that invented the game.

And nothing says English football like a cup final at Wembley, so it's no wonder that Zlatan was dying to get going against Southampton in Sunday's League Cup final and did this.

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When you hit the ball that hard, you don't need to put it in the top corner. Just crush the ball, clear the wall and get it under the crossbar for a goal. It doesn't take a ton, but it's so difficult to do. That is, unless you're Zlatan, for whom nothing is difficult.

Zlatan has dominated English football this season, but it wasn't complete until he did it at Wembley. Now he's done just that, and he has Manchester United on their way to a trophy.