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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has suggested the decision to omit Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard and captain Antonio Valencia from his team to face West Ham was purely tactical.
Paul Pobga was named in the visitors' XI at London Stadium after a fraught week that saw the perceived deteriorating relationship with his boss played out in public.
Asked for the reason why the trio were not involved, Mourinho told BT Sport: "Options, just options."
"It's a difficult match for us but we believe in the work we did in the week and we are positive," Mourinho added.
