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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has enjoyed an excellent weekend.

Two goals, man of the match, a first major domestic honour in English football. Throw in the post-match showmanship and the Manchester United striker has got the world on a string.

Heck, Phil Neville's already calling him Eric Cantona, a guy who joined a side without a league title in 25 years and promptly won four of the next five.

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But Ibracadebra's tournament heroics seemingly weren't good enough for the people in charge of the EFL Cup.

Because the veteran Swede has been left out of their team of the tournament, despite his showings during the competition.

And for those United fans who reckon it is downright favouritism, because he's been left out for a Chelsea youth and a Liverpool reserve, well maybe you're right.

Because Zlatan's place in the lineup belongs to Daniel Sturridge and Tammy Abraham.

Yep, seriously!

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Conversely, it could be looked upon as a 19-year-old playing for a club in the second tier who scored three successive winners (Abraham), keeping him out.

And a man with the best goals-to-game ratio in the tournament this year (Sturridge), having netted four in four.

When the team was chosen - about three hours prior to the final - Zlatan had managed two in four (who was to know that, waiting, might work out better!)

Maybe the selector's figured 'we'll get this out now and be damned if he does the business'. Which, erm, he did.

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Why couldn't they wait until AFTER the final? Seriously, how hard would that have been?

On the plus side, one United star has been included: Ander Herrera.

The Spaniard played all 540 minutes of United's success and has, in truth, been a major success for them this season.

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Additionally, there's another Liverpool man - youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold - in the lineup, while Southampton are represented by both Maya Yoshida and Sofiane Boufal.

Claude Puel also took the manager's award after his side's run to the final, pipping Jose Mourinho.

Team of the Tournament: Marco Silvestri (Leeds); Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Hull), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley); Sofiane Boufal (Southampton), Ander Herrera (Manchester United), Mohamed Diame (Newcastle United), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Tammy Abraham (Bristol City), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)

Manager: Claude Puel (Southampton)