Watch: Zlatan bags 1st United hat-trick in win over Saint-Etienne
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Deflected free-kick. Open net tap-in. Penalty.
It didn't come in spectacular fashion - as so many of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's memorable moments do - but the goals all count just the same.
The big Swede scored the first hat-trick of his Manchester United career Thursday, netting three times as the Red Devils topped Saint-Etienne 3-0 in the opening leg of their Europa League last-32 clash.
It was billed as a big occasion for the Pogba family - brothers Paul and Florentin taking the pitch against one another - but in the end, it was Ibrahimovic who stole the show at Old Trafford.
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