Zlat’s amazing! Zlatan Ibrahimović lookalike spotted in Man United crowd by Rio Ferdinand
A FOOTIE fan has landed a job as a lookalike for new Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimović — after being spotted in the stand by the club’s former captain Rio Ferdinand.
Posted Friday, September 09, 2016 by Dailystar.co.uk

INCREDIBLE: Jack Goodacre has caused a stir since Zlatan Ibrahimović signed for United
The ex-England defender picked out the 26-year-old from the crowd at Wembley where they were both watching Manchester United beat Leicester City in the Community Shield.
Rio, 37, tweeted a photo of the salesman.
He wrote: “Just seen Ibra in the stands. What’s happening. Yessss #Zlatan.”
The picture send the web crazy and now Jack, from Bedford, has been signed up as a professional lookalike.

ACE: Jack Goodacre poses with the Premier League trophy at the National Football Museum

MOBBED: Fans think Jack is really the United striker
He is the latest footballer doppelgänger to wow social media. Lee Chapman, a postman from Leicester, met his idol and lookalike Jamie Vardy in May as The Foxes won the Premier League.
Like Lee, Jack gets stopped in the street by starstruck footie fans who think he is a Premier League star.
The salesman said he has been ribbed about his resemblance “for years”.
He added: “My nickname in my football team was ‘Ibra’.
"I just thought it was a bit of banter with my mates."

JOY: Zlatan Ibrahimović celebrates scoring in his United home debut against Southampton
Jack continued: "But after the tweet from Rio at the Leicester game it just went crazy.
"Piers Morgan and loads of others re-tweeted it.
"So many people got in touch and it’s just taken off.”
Ibrahimović, 34, has already been a hit with United supporters since signing from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
The tall Swede scored the winner against Leicester in the Community Shield, a long-range strike against Bournemouth and two goals in United’s victory against Southampton.
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