Why I cannot drop Ibrahimovic – Mourinho

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Why I cannot drop Ibrahimovic – Mourinho

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that he cannot leave Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of his team now, but says he need to find ways to give him a rest.

Ibrahimovic scored the winner, when United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Wednesday.

Since joining United, he has played in all Premier League games, except the 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford last month, scoring nine goals in 15 matches.

“Tomorrow is a last effort and then they will have a week without football,” Mourinho said on Friday.

“That week is a week that my players need, especially a guy like him – a striker.

“Sometimes in other positions you can protect yourself a little bit more with experience and with positon but a striker is one of the impossible positions where you cannot hide.

“So he is doing phenomenal. Tomorrow he is going to play again but obviously he cannot play 60 matches. I must give him a rest.

“But as our target striker we can say that he is the only one and the way we normally play we need him.”