Paul Pogba will MISS Manchester United’s trip to Arsenal as Old Trafford side grow frustrated with midfielder in wake of trip to France for charity match and comments by his agent Mino Raiola
- Paul Pogba has been unable to play regularly for Manchester United due to injury
- His absence has been been rumbling on for months and seen him travel the world
- The Frenchman did not travel with United’s squad to London on Tuesday
- Pogba’s return to action had been put on hold earlier this month due to illness
By
Chris Wheeler for MailOnline
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Pogba was again absent when the United squad traveled to(London) on Tuesday, and is not expected to play at the Emirates.
The 26 – year-old also missed Friday’s win atBurnleyhaving told manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he needed more time to recover after making two appearances off the bench on his comeback from three months out with an ankle injury.
Midfielder Paul Pogba is set to miss Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal on WednesdayHowever, Pogba then caught a flight to France on Saturday to see his brothers Mathias and Florentin play in a charity match, raising further questions over his commitment.
Earlier this month, the midfielder’s return to action was put on hold due to illness, but he then posted a video of himself dancing at Florentin’s wedding on the outskirts of Paris.
Previously, Pogba was filmed playing basketball with NBA star Jimmy Butler in Miami even though he was meant to be recovering from ankle surgery.
Solskjaer brushed off questions abo ut that incident but it’s understood the United boss is growing tired of Pogba’s antics.
Pogba had made his managerial debut during a charity match and supported his brothers)
The star made the most of his time off after he was not involved in United’s clash against Burnley
The player’s future at United has been in doubt for some time amid speculation over a move to Real Madrid or Barcelona, with Pogba keen to leave just three-and-a-half years after returning to Old Trafford from Juventus in a then world record £ (million deal.)
United insist Pogba will not be sold in the January transfer window, and Raiola claimed yesterday that his client could still be in Manchester this time next year.
‘Yes, but in a club that I hope fights for the league and hopefully the Champions League, ‘Raiola told Sky Sports.
************** (The******************************** – year-old told Ole Gunnar Solksjaer he needed time to recover before the win at Burnley
‘Is that strange? Am I the only one that’s worried? I think that everybody that is in love with Manchester United is worried about it.
‘I’m worried about that for my player. As long as Paul is in Manchester United, he wants to win trophies with Manchester United. Clearly they are not where they think they should be. ‘
However, Pogba’s agent struck a less conciliatory tone when discussing the situation with Italian newspaper La Repubblica.*** Pogba’s problem is Manchester United. It’s a club out of touch with reality and without a sporting project, ‘said Raiola who was blamed for the breakdown of Erling Haaland’s move to United from Red Bull Salzburg at the weekend.
Agent Mino Raiola slammed the running of the club in an interview with an Italian newspaper
‘I wouldn’t take anyone there, they would even ruin (Diego) Maradona, Pele and (Paolo) Maldini. Paul needs a club and a squad, one like Juventus was before. ‘
With Pogba proving so unreliable and Scott McTominay sidelined for up to eight weeks with knee ligament damage, United may now decide to keep Nemanja Matic beyond the January transfer window.The Serbia midfielder was thought to be surplus to requirements and in talks with AC Milan, but United could keep Matic and allow James Garner to go out on loan if the teenager can be guaranteed first-team football.
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