Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic is undroppable as he's featured in 24 of Manchester United's first 26 matches.

Mourinho was asked if it is impossible to leave Ibrahimovic out of his lineup.

“It is, it is. But tomorrow is the last effort and then they will have a week without football and that week is a week that my players need, especially a guy like him, a striker.

“Sometimes in other positions you can hide yourself a little bit more, you can protect yourself with experience, with position.

“As a striker, I think it’s one of the impossible positions where you can’t hide. He is doing phenomenal. Tomorrow he is going to play again, then one week to rest.”

Mourinho hasn't been surprised by Ibrahimovic's impact.

“I am not surprised. I am not surprised at all,” Mourinho said of Ibrahimovic’s impact. “I knew even by the physical point of view he could resist, but obviously he cannot play 60 matches. I must give him a rest.