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Ibrahimovic trains 1 month after ACL tear: 'Lions don't recover like humans'

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If Zlatan Ibrahimovic is anything to go by, the king of the jungle should be able to juggle a ball approximately one month after suffering an ACL tear.

Less than a month after undergoing surgery to repair his torn ACL, the Swedish forward stunned his followers on Instagram with a video of himself taking part in a light training session.

The video of the United star kicking a ball was, of course, accompanied by the caption, "The touch will never disappear. Lions don't recover like humans."

The touch will never disappear. Lions dont recover like humans. @azsportswear #itsnotaboutthegear

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Aside from former Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch - who suffered one of the more bizarre ACL injures while celebrating a sack - there's little evidence to suggest how long an actual lion might need to recover, in case anyone was wondering.

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