Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Manchester United last summer from PSG and the stats show he is doing a good job. he is for now United's top goalscorer, having netted nine times in 15 appearances so far. The Swede has just missed one game for now due to a suspension.

"Tomorrow is a last effort and then they will have a week without football," Mourinho said ahead of the game. "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".