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Man Utd boss Mourinho insists Zlatan, Pogba will return for Hull League Cup semi

Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he will revert to his first-choice Manchester United XI on Tuesday night.

The Portuguese made nine changes to the Red Devils side that defeated Reading 4-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

Mourinho rested the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, David De Gea, Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia for the visit of the Royals but all five will return to the starting line-up for the EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Hull City at Old Trafford.

"Today I played with fresh players, I don't want to put things in first team or second, first choice or second choice," Mourinho said after the win over Reading.

"Today I played with fresh players, the players that didn't play against West Ham.

"And the next match against Hull I'm going to play again with fresh players so it's easy to know our team - it's Zlatan, it's Pogba, it's [Ander] Herrera, it's [Antonio] Valencia, the guys who didn't play today."

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