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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was left out of Manchester United's EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Hull due to illness.

Ibrahimovic was an unused substitute for the weekend FA Cup win over Reading but Mourinhoindicated the Swede would return to the line-up against Hull.

However, M.E.N. Sport revealed the 35-year-old striker did not arrive with teammates at The Lowry Hotel and sources stated he was not included in the starting XI for the game before the team was confirmed.

The United Twitter account clarified Ibrahimovic was unwell for the game after the team was announced and it is understood the Swede told United's medical staff he did not feel 100 per cent, so Mourinho left him out as a precaution.

On Saturday, Mourinho said: "I play with the players [against Hull] that didn’t play today.

"The players that didn’t play against West Ham and the next match against Hull I’m going to play with fresh players, so it’s easy to know our team, it’s Zlatan, it’s Pogba, it’s Herrera, it’s Valencia, it’s the guys who didn’t play today."

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