ZLATAN Ibrahimovic has never been slow when it comes to self-promotion.

Only recently, he likened himself to 1980s film star Indiana Jones.

"Every trophy for me is incredible, everywhere I came I won so if I can win something here I will be super happy," he said of his time at Manchester United.

"Wherever I went I won, so I am like Indiana Jones."

Jones and the Swedish superstar have something else in common - they have both never won the English League Cup.

Ibrahimovic obviously has the chance to add that piece of silverware to his incredible domestic collection (13 league titles in his last 15 seasons prior to the current one) when United face Saints at Wembley.

Of course, the 35-year-old striker doesn't need to talk himself up.

Not really, not when his phenomenal goalscoring record says it all for him.

Here is a great stat.

In terms of top flight goals, the three forwards Claude Puel can call upon at Wembley - Shane Long (44 in the Premier League), Manolo Gabbiadini (41 in Serie A and the Premier League) and Jay Rodriguez (25 in the Premier League) - have 110 strikes between them.

Ibrahimovic, in his remarkable career, has 305 - with the promise of more to come.

Of those, 122 were scored in Serie A for Inter (57), AC Milan (42) and Juventus (23).

Another 113 were netted in only four seasons and 122 French Ligue games for Paris St Germain.

The Swede struck 35 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie for Ajax and added 16 more goals in his sole La Liga season with Barcelona.

His remaining four top flight goals were scored for Malmo in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

In addition to all that, this is the man who has 62 goals for the Swedish national team and another 56 in European games.

His recent Europa League treble against St Etienne at Old Trafford was his 17th hat-trick in club football.

Compare that to Long, Rodriguez and Gabbiadini who have only ever collected one match ball between them playing club football.

And that was Rodriguez for scoring four goals for Burnley against then fourth tier Burton Albion in the League Cup in 2011/12.

Ibrahimovic's hunger for goals has shown absolutely no sign of slowing up.

Since the start of 2013/14, he has plundered 133 club goals for Paris SG and United.

He scored 36, 29 and 44 in his last three seasons in France and his hat-trick against St Etienne last Thursday took his United tally to 23.

Yesterday, after coming on as a second half sub, he struck goal number 24 in United's FA Cup win at Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers.

Last season, including his international goals, he netted 50 times in 51 appearances.

Those tallies starkly illustrate the depth of the task facing Maya Yoshida and young Jack Stephens at Wembley.