Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Veratti has revealed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic once compared himself to Jesus during a conversation with former boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Veratti recently referred to a conversation between Ancelotti and Ibrahimovic in the run-up to their Ligue 1 triumph in the 2012-13 season.

In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine, Veratti said: "We were getting ready to play against Lyon. Carlo Ancelotti was a bit tense, so Ibra approached him and asked him if he believed in Jesus.

"Ancelotti said yes, so Ibra told him, 'Good, so you believe in me. You can relax!' Zlatan is like this – he has a lot of self-confidence. This helps him to be a great player."

That season, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years.