Paul Pogba to have Operation on Ankle Injury
Manchester
United's Paul Pogba needs an operation on an ankle injury and is set to be out
for "three or four weeks", says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Pogba was
not in the United squad for the New Year's Day defeat at Arsenal.
The France
midfielder, 26, only made his comeback last month from an ankle problem that
had kept him out since the end of September.
"We've
had scans and it's nothing major, but it's something that has to be dealt
with," said Solskjaer.
"He's
been advised to do it [the operation] as soon as and we will probably do it as
soon as, so he will be out for three or four weeks.
"It's a
big blow because Paul is out now and Scott [McTominay] is also injured - he is
out for a few months.
"We
just hope that Paul can come back in a month-ish. But if Fred and Nemanja
[Matic] played like they did today I will be happy."
Pogba has
played only eight times this season after having surgery in the autumn to
correct another ankle injury.
His comeback
was then delayed by illness, meaning he did not resume training until
mid-December.
The former
Juventus midfielder made substitute appearances against Watford and Newcastle
before being rested for Saturday's Premier League win at Burnley.
Solskjaer
said last month that Pogba would not be sold in January.
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