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Manchester United team v Chelsea: Jose Mourinho benches Zlatan Ibrahimovic
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has been benched for Manchester United's clash with Chelsea.
Manchester United v Chelsea kicks off at 4pm today
Manchester United were held 1-1 by Anderlecht in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Manager Jose Mourinho named a strong XI for the trip to Belgium, with David de Gea the only major absentee from the starting side.
De Gea returns for United, with Sergio Romero dropping down to the bench.
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But the big absence is Ibrahimovic, who is benched in place of Marcus Rashford.
Ashley Young captains the Red Devils, with Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini making up the midfield.
Mourinho has kept the same back four that traveled to Belgium.
Manchester United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Rojo, Darmian, Fellaini, Herrera, Young, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford.
Subs: Romero, Blind, Fosu-Mensah, Shaw, Carrick, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic.