Zlatan Ibrahimovic had to make do with a place among the Manchester United substitutes for the visit of Chelsea following his midweek admissions of fatigue.
United's leading scorer conceded he struggling with tiredness ahead of his side's 53rd game of the season at Old Trafford on Sunday.
And, despite the Red Devils facing the champions-elect, manager Jose Mourinho saw it necessary to bench the Swede, with Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard starting in a front two.
Ibrahimovic, 35, gave an uncharacteristically below-par performance in Thursday night's Europa League draw against Anderlecht.