West Brom vs. Manchester United: Jose Mourinho’s Key Pre-Match Presser Comments

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has insisted it is “impossible” to drop Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the moment, although he’s admitted to looking at when he can give the striker a break in the future. 

The Red Devils boss was speaking to the press on Friday ahead of Saturday’s Premier League showdown with an in-form West Bromwich Albion team, and he was asked about the remarkable impact of the 35-year-old forward.

“It is impossible [to drop him],” Mourinho said of the former Sweden international, per Ben Burrows and Liam Prenderville of the Daily Mirror. “But tomorrow is a last effort then they will have a week without football. That week is a week they will need, especially a guy like him.”

Per Simon Peach of the Press Association, the United manager continued to praise Ibrahimovic and announced he would feature at the Hawthorns on Saturday:

Mourinho says Ibrahimovic is almost undroppable. “He is doing phenomenal. Tomorrow he is going to play again, then one week to rest.”

— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) December 16, 2016

However, as noted by Simon Stone of BBC Sport, Mourinho conceded the striker will need to come out of the firing line at some stage:

Jose on @Ibra_official “He will play again tomorrow but he cannot play 60 matches. I must give him a rest. Now and again I find a way to.”

— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) December 16, 2016

Mourinho also hailed the impact Ibrahimovic has had on the rest of the United squad, particularly the young players, per the club’s official Twitter feed:

“He’s a great example.”More from the manager on …

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