Ibrahimovic broke the deadlock on the half-hour at the Stadium of Light, fending off Billy Jones and whipping a low shot past Jordan Pickford from 20 yards for his 18th goal of the league campaign.
The powerful forward has been on the treatment table for some time, though, and he struggled to make an impact against United.
United manager Jose Mourinho said: "You need these players to break it".
By contrast it was another bleak afternoon for former United boss David Moyes, whose side remain 10 points adrift of safety with just seven games remaining.
United, moved ahead of Arsenal and is four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with one game in hand over its neighbours. The Portuguese was full of praise for Luke Shaw, who had been the recipient of some major criticism from his manager following the 1-1 draw with Everton in mid week.
If Shaw was being tested by Mourinho, he passed it - albeit against the worst team, by some distance, in the Premier League - and he only made way for Daley Blind to spare him a second yellow card from referee Craig Pawson. While Moyes' men have played a game less, the gap seems to be too much at this late stage of the season and relegation to the Championship is something the club should brace themselves for. He was replaced mid-way through the second half, as a precaution, following Didier Ndong accidentally standing on his right ankle.
I was born old and I will die young.' Mourinho's side are now unbeaten in 21 league matches, a run during which Ibrahimovic has scored 13 times.
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The FA does operate a fast-track system for FA disciplinary matters, though, so issues like this can be resolved before a team's next game so clubs and players know where they stand selection-wise.
Unable to cover the same ground as he did five years ago, Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he has become a more intelligent footballer as he gets older.
"He is playing amazingly well but even in the period he was not scoring goals he was important for us". A great goal out of nothing, which put United on the path to victory.
Since joining United, Ibrahimovic has scored 17 league goals, with that tally also the Red Devils' best since the 2013-14 season. "I feel like Benjamin Button".
"(De Gea) has a problem with his hip.
No, it wasn't the fact that Marouane Fellaini had a little (C) by his name to denote that he was captain but the fact that David de Gea wasn't named in the team.
Mourinho then indicated Shaw will resume his starting place when United take on Chelsea next week by saying he considered protecting the left-back from suspension by substituting him at half-time.
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