Paul Pogba is showing to his fans that he's continuing to step up his recovery after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ruled the midfielder out for another few weeks.
The France international has not featured for United since the draw against Arsenal in September and has spent the past six weeks with his foot in a cast while an ankle problem healed.
Solskjaer had initially ruled the midfielder out until after the last international break and videos on his social media suggested he may be ready to return to full training but the United manager ruled him out for a few more weeks ahead of United's trip to Sheffield United on Sunday.
"He had another test and scan just at the start of the international break and it's not healed yet," Solskjaer said in his pre-match press conference on Friday. "But he's stepping up the recovery, so he doesn't have to have the cast on.
"He's been out of the cast for six or seven weeks, so he's gradually now stepping up, walking on the treadmill, biking. It'll still be a few weeks. We hope to see him in 2019, yeah."
Later on Friday Pogba posted more videos of him in the gym in Miami where he is seen doing lots of ankle work and fitness activity. In the 23 videos the 26-year-old posted on his Instagram story he was seen lifting weights, working on a bike and focusing on ankle strength exercises.
It was put to Solskjaer that Pogba appeared to be moving freely after he posted a video playing basketball earlier in the week but the United manager explained why that didn't signal he was ready to make a training return.
"Did I say at my last press conference? We don't play basketball," Solskjaer replied. "I don't see many basketball players tackling ankles twisting and turning with studs, he's not ready to train, no."
