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Five reasons Chelsea will defeat Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals

By Jocelyn Taub

Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (L) shakes hands with Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R) after the final whistle of the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London on October 23, 2016. / AFP / GLYN KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (L) shakes hands with Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R) after the final whistle of the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London on October 23, 2016. / AFP / GLYN KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) /
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is banned for the Chelsea match

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has easily been Manchester United’s best player this season. Therefore it’s unfortunate for his teammates that he will play no part in this weekend’s match.

The striker has been charged with violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings in last weekend’s 1-1 draw. He is now serving a three match ban.

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On Tuesday the Football Association released the following statement:

"Zlatan Ibrahimovic will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect after he admitted an FA charge of violent conduct and accepted the standard penalty. It follows an incident in or around the 44th minute of the game between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth on Saturday (4 March 2017). The misconduct was not seen by the match officials at the time but caught on video."

Ibrahimovic has scored 15 goals for United this season. The next closest player is Juan Mata with six. Without the Swede the Red Devils will be at a big disadvantage.

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