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Guardiola warns fiery Zlatan

03 Jan 2010 - 18:11:46

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Barcelona head coach Pep Guardiola has warned Zlatan Ibrahimovic to watch his temper, after the striker came close to being red-carded in the 1-1 draw with Villarreal.

Ibrahimovic was booked late on in the game at the Camp Nou on Saturday evening for a rash challenge on Diego Godin, having enjoyed a fractious relationship with referee Vasquez for much of the game.

Guardiola said afterwards: "He is passionate, but he should be careful, because we may end up with ten players one day.

"Ibrahimovic needs to be strong and he is capable of doing it as he's a great player. He can't control the referee's decisions."

Sweden international Ibrahimovic, 28, has made a stunning start to life with Barca, following his summer arrival from Internazionale, scoring 12 goals in 20 league and European appearances for the Catalan giants.