Zlatan Ibrahimovic would have been idolised at the Stade Velodrome if he had followed in the same footsteps at Eric Cantona, according to former Marseille boss Jose Anigo. The Paris Saint-Germain forward has been compared with Cantona for the second time in the space of a few days following Peter Schmeichel's comments regarding the 33-year-old. Schmeichel urged Manchester United to make a summer move for Ibrahimovic as he believes the Sweden international has the 'personality' required to become an Old Trafford great in the same vein as Cantona and David Beckham. Zlatan Ibrahimovic would have been idolised at Marseille, according to the club's former manager Jose Anigo . Sweden captain Ibrahimovic scored in Sweden's 3-1 international friendly win over Iran on Tuesday night . Ibrahimovic made an audacious attempt to score a bicycle kick during Sweden's midweek victory . And now Anigo, who managed at the Stade Velodrome on a permanent basis between 2001 and 2005, has said he would have taken great satisfaction from seeing Ibrahimovic at Marseille. 'Everyone heckles him, but Marseille fans would have loved if he had played with OM,' Anigo told Le 10 Sport. 'He reminds me of Cantona.' Cantona played at Marseille between 1988 and 1991 before eventually joining Leeds United after a short spell at Nimes. Eric Cantona plied his trade at Marseille before going on to join Manchester United in November 1992 . Peter Schmeichel believes Man United should make a move for Ibrahimovic because he is similar to Cantona . Anigo (right, pictured with Fabien Barthez in 2004) has lavished praise on PSG striker Ibrahimovic .
Jose Anigo insists Marseille fans would have loved to have seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the Stade Velodrome.
Anigo compared Ibrahimovic to former Man United striker Eric Cantona.
Cantona played at French outfit Marseille between 1988 and 1991.
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