Thursday, 22 December 2016

Golden oldies: Premier League’s best over-30s before Zlatan Ibrahimovic

With the Manchester United striker having hit the ground running in the top flight aged 35, we select the finest players who also made their Premier League debut in their fourth decade

Not only has Zlatan Ibrahimovic been flying the flag for combustible iconoclasts since his arrival in the Premier League, he has also been doing it for the oldies. At 35 the Swede is cocking a snook at the idea football is a young man’s game. He has scored 10 goals in his past nine games for Manchester United and generally been at the heart of their upturn in form. But the Premier League has a history of superannuated heroes. Here are 10 other memorable players who made their Premier League debuts in their fourth decade. The order is definitive.

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