Zlatan Ibrahimovic caused total carnage when he violated Manchester City while appearing on the club's own livestream.
Man City continued their preparations for the upcoming Premier League season with a friendly against AC Milan in New York on Saturday night.
With many of his stars still enjoying their summer breaks after featuring at Euro 2024 and the Copa America, Pep Guardiola fielded a side featuring plenty of youngsters alongside big names like Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish.
Haaland's early strike was cancelled out by two Lorenzo Colombo goals before half-time, but James McAtee drew City level early in the second half.
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The game looked to be heading for a draw until Marco Nasti scored a third for the Serie A giants, condemning City to a second defeat in two pre-season outings.
Fans waited for Haaland and Grealish after the game in the hope of getting autographs and photos, but the other big star present at Yankee Stadium wasn't actually playing.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired last year, but he remains closely connected with Milan through an advisory role.
The 42-year-old former striker was on media duties before and after the match, and he even made an appearance on City's in-house channel, City TV.
City probably regretted inviting him on, as the former Manchester United man too his opportunity to mock his old rivals.
"Bro do you have any viewers here on Man City TV?" Zlatan joked with the presenter and former City players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joleon Lescott.
The clip soon went viral on social media and United fans couldn't get enough of it.
"What a man," one fan replied, while another commented: "Zlatan is in his 40's and is still cooking City.
Another suggested that Zlatan has "still got beef with Pep Guardiola," referring to the frosty relationship that developed between player and coach during their time at Barcelona.
However, not everyone was impressed by Zlatan's joke.
"The entire stadium is full of City supporters, Mr ZERO UCL is salty his team has no global support," one supporter hit back.
Another said: "Zlatan: 'How can I make this about myself?'"
A third wrote: "Where's his Champions League though?"
Topics: Manchester City, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan, Premier League, Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland
Alex Brotherton