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Zlatan Ibrahimovic injury would be a 'disaster' for Man United

FC Zorya's Luhansk Ihor Chaykovskiy (R) vies Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the UEFA Europa League football match between FC Zorya Luhansk and Manchester United FC at the Chornomorets stadium in Odessa on December 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY

An injury to influential striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be disastrous for Manchester United, according to manager Jose Mourinho, who is willing to let winger Memphis Depay leave in January for the right price.

Ibrahimovic needs one goal against Middlesbrough later on Saturday to equal the 50-goal mark of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and few would rule out the prospect of the Swede netting a double and finish 2016 as the year's top marksman.

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