Solskjaer Confirms Pogba, Martial and Shaw to Miss West Ham Clash

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United will again be without Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw for Sunday's trip to West Ham .

However, the Norwegian is hopeful that Daniel James will return.

All four players missed the 1-0 Europa League group stage win over Astana at Old Trafford on Thursday night, when young forward Mason Greenwood grabbed the second half winner to get the Red Devils' European campaign off to a perfect start.

Solskjaer made nine changes from last weekend's win over Leicester City against the Kazakh outfit, and he's likely to make alterations again for the trip to the London Stadium.

When pressed on the absent quartet's fitness after the Astana game, he only sounded hopeful over James' availability.

They've not been training yet so I don't think so. [Luke] won't be ready," he said.

"Daniel James? I don't know. He's not trained in the last few days. Hopefully, but not sure. We'll have a recovery day with everyone tomorrow and we'll see on Saturday."

Teenage goalscorer Greenwood netted his first senior strike for United on Thursday, and Solskjaer says that he is one of three fringe players who could force his way into the Premier League side.

"It's always hard to keep players who perform well out of the team," he said. "I remember when I came in here... and if he keeps scoring goals, he'll play.

"If he keeps scoring goals when he's on the pitch he'll get more minutes in the Premier League as well, and he'll get his first start [in the Premier League] soon.

"Consistency's key in football anyway, consistency in team selection and form. But you've got players like Axel [Tuanzebe], Mason and Fred knocking on the door to be in from the start."