Manchester United will not stand in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s way if he wants to leave Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

Jose Mourinho has hinted Manchester United may be in active in the January transfer market after all following a spate of injuries.

Jose Mourinho has revealed striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be sidelined for a month.

Jesse Lingard’s second-half heroics may have plastered over some of the cracks in Manchester United’s season, but Jose Mourinho was left to count the cost of a damaging six days.

Bristol City 2 Man United 1: Bristol City defender Joe Bryan believes self-confidence and belief carried them into the Carabao Cup semi-finals after last night’s dramatic 2-1 win over Manchester United at Ashton Gate.

West Brom 1 Man United 2: While Jose Mourinho has reiterated Manchester United will continue their fight for the Premier League title until the final weeks of the season, even the great master must be growing deeply envious of Manchester City’s magnificence.

Jose Mourinho is treating striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic with kid gloves by keeping the striker out of tonight’s Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow as Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash against Manchester City looms large, writes Rory Dollard.

Arsene Wenger believes the Manchester United team who will head to the Emirates Stadium this evening are now a true Jose Mourinho outfit.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims his knee problems were far worse than people realise.

Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic commanded the attention but Jose Mourinho was equally pleased to see Romelu Lukaku back on the scoresheet yesterday.

Paul Pogba returned from injury to inspire Manchester United to a 4-1 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to complement rather than compete with Romelu Lukaku after welcoming the striker back to the Manchester United squad, along with Paul Pogba.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba will return to the Manchester United squad for the match against Newcastle tomorrow.

Tottenham do not need Harry Kane to win at Manchester United today, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.

In preparing to face the threat of Danish dangerman Christian Eriksen in the World Cup play-off, Martin O’Neill believes his players are entitled to take encouragement from how they coped in the recent past with other standout stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gareth Bale and the Bosnian duo of Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects to have Zlatan Ibrahimovic back fit before the end of the year.

Romelu Lukaku will have to cope with Manchester United’s relentless fixture schedule as Jose Mourinho cannot afford to rest him until Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic expects Manchester United to achieve great things this season - and to return from injury better than ever.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Michael Carrick have decisions to make on their careers next summer — the only players whose future Jose Mourinho does not believe Manchester United have under “control” beyond this season.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been included in Manchester United's squad for the group stages of the Champions League.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could face a considerable battle for a starting spot when fit again but Jose Mourinho has stressed how important it will be for Manchester United to have the option of a striker he still regards as one of the world’s finest.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is keeping an open mind about when Zlatan Ibrahimovic might be available to make his return to action for the club.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to “finish what I started” after the veteran Sweden striker turned down other offers to re-sign for Manchester United on a one-season deal.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to "finish what I started" after the veteran Sweden striker turned down other offers to re-sign for Manchester United on a one-season deal.

Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has re-signed for Manchester United on a one-year deal.

Romelu Lukaku offered echoes of another Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney as he marked his league debut for Jose Mourinho’s team with two clinical goals.

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Manchester United are in talks with Zlatan Ibrahimovic about signing for the second part of the season.

Arsene Wenger sympathises with Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte over the size of his squad — but reckons the Blues have made their own problems by loaning out so many players.

What's being said in the papers and online.

The Los Angeles Galaxy are on the lookout for a "world-class" signing, but head coach Curt Onalfo would not confirm whether Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in their crosshairs.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Manchester United future will become clearer when the Premier League's retained list is revealed tomorrow.

It is one of the great ironies of football, but also a tribute to the pragmatism of Jose Mourinho, that the Europa League, a competition once much derided by Manchester United fans from their heady perch, today holds the future of their club so firmly in its grasp.

In the present, it appears Jose Mourinho still has to convince even some of his own club’s supporters he is the man to restore Manchester United to the top of the English and European game.

Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney, strikers at contrasting stages of their Manchester United careers, emerged from the shadow cast by the injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and invigorated their team’s hopes of an unlikely top-four Premier League finish.

Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United are “in trouble” after Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo suffered nasty-looking injuries.

Marcus Rashford made a compelling case for youth as Manchester United stumbled their way into the Europa League semi-finals, moving one step closer towards success in teh competition that is most likely to provide the club with a route back into the Champions League.

Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli deserved to be on the shortlist for the men’s Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic felt like Benjamin Button, but it was more a case of Groundhog Day as far as Sunderland were concerned. Manchester United retain a two-pronged assault on Champions League qualification, but all the Wearside club has to look forward to are trips to some of football’s less celebrated destinations in the Championship next season.

Manchester United 1 Everton 1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic salvaged a point for Manchester United with virtually the last kick of the game but their hopes of finishing in the top-four suffered another blow with a draw against Everton.

United are now four points behind City in fourth.

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed the "Premier League are begging me to stay" amid reports that he has agreed to sign for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Marouane Fellaini has stressed that while matches like Saturday's home clash with West Brom are "not easy" for Manchester United, they must find a way to win them.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is in danger of missing the rest of the season after undergoing groin surgery.

Jose Mourinho believes he has matured and is therefore better able to "transmit his serenity" to the Manchester United players.