Sweden great Zlatan Ibrahimovic showered praise on his 17-year-old team-mate Efrain Alvarez ahead of the LA Galaxy’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday in Carson, California.

Alvarez has been a breakout star for the Galaxy in Major League Soccer this season and his supreme performances have not gone unnoticed.

See ex-Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus striker Ibrahimovic speak about the teenager in the video above: