Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave Manchester United at the end of the season and claimed the veteran Swedish striker has a decision to make over whether he retires or carries on playing.

Ibrahimovic has not played for United since Boxing Day after an aborted comeback following a seven month lay-off with a ruptured cruciate ligament.

The 36-year-old has been linked with a move to LA Galaxy and said this week that the prospect of playing in the US was “tempting”.

But Mourinho said Ibrahimovic was weighing up whether to carry on or bring down the curtain on a glittering career as his Old Trafford career draws to a close.

“For Zlatan we all think it’s his last season at Manchester United and will be a very personal decision for him to play or to stop,” the United manager said.