(Reuters) - Jose Mourinho said it hurt him to have to leave players out of his side after Manchester United swept aside West Ham United 4-1 to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup on Wednesday. Mourinho handed Martial a start along with Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan and even brought out-of-favour midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger on as a late substitute. Martial had missed out on the Premier League draw against West Ham last weekend and Mourinho said rotating his squad gave him no pleasure. "It hurts me, it hurts me," he told the club website (www.manutd.com). It hurts me a lot like last week when I had to leave out Martial, and next week I'll leave another one.

Source: The Star December 01, 2016 08:11 UTC