Football

Pogba suffers more injury heartbreak

Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Manchester United at The London Stadium, in east London on December 5, 2020. (Photo by Justin Setterfield / POOL / AFP)

Paul Pogba is not likely to return to action for the next few weeks at least following his recent injury setback. The Manchester United midfielder has not played competitively since suffering a thigh injury in the 3-3 draw against Everton at Old Trafford on February 6 in the Premier League.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the United manager has now revealed that  Pogba is still facing a number of weeks on the sidelines as he continues to recover from a thigh injury. The midfielder has missed the Red Devils’ last five games in all competitions after limping off in the 3-3 draw with Everton on 6 February.

Pogba’s thigh injury came as a major blow for United, as he had been in excellent form and had established himself as Solskjaer’s go-to man in a number of midfield roles.  Last week, Solskjaer said the Frenchman would not return to contention this month but hinted he could return in early March.

A fresh update by the United boss, howerver, confirmed Pogba is still some way from full fitness and will not be available until mid-March at the earliest.  “Paul is still out for a few weeks,” Solskjaer told BT Sport after his side’s 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad in the Europa League.

There is better news regarding injured trio Donny van de Beek, Edinson Cavani and Scott McTominay, with Solskjaer optimistic they can feature against Chelsea on Sunday.   “Scott, Donny, Edinson – we hope they can be available for the weekend,” said Solskjaer. 
“We will have to check on him (James) tonight.”  

Midfielders Van de Beek and McTominay, and striker Cavani have missed United’s last three matches. Their respective returns to fitness would be timely, as the trip to west London is a vital one for the Red Devils in their search for a top-four finish.

 Fifth-place Chelsea are also pushing for a Champions League spot and are undefeated in their six Premier League matches under manager Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge hot seat in January.

Story by Sammy Wejinya

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