Watch Zlatan but don't forget the rest warns Ajax coach


AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ajax coach Frank de Boer has warned his players not to focus only on Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the Swedish international marks his return to Amsterdam to play against the club where he first made his mark.

"It does not revolve only around Zlatan," De Boer said about the French champions' top scorer on the eve of the Group F match in which Ajax will hope to shrug off a stuttering start to the season. “We will show absolute respect for Zlatan, but no fear," added De Boer. "We are simply going to try and neutralise him, without crossing any boundaries.

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