Paul Pogba has been ruled out for a 'few weeks' after a recurrence of his troublesome ankle injury.
Pogba sat out the trip to Burnley on Saturday because he 'did not feel right' to play 48 hours after completing the whole of the second-half against Newcastle on Boxing Day but was expected to be available to play at Arsenal. However, the MEN revealed Pogba was not with the squad that boarded their London-bound train at Stockport Station on New Year's Eve.
"He's injured," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told MUTV. "He's feeling some discomfort in his ankle and he'll be out for a few weeks."
Pogba attended an exhibition match between All Star France and Guinea at the Vallee du Cher Stadium in Tours, central France, on Sunday as part of the 48h for Guinea charity event but reported at United's Carrington training complex on Monday morning.
The 26-year-old did not participate during a 15-minute training session that was filmed by rights holders and it is understood Pogba checked in at Carrington on Wednesday morning after not going to London.
When Solskjaer was asked if Pogba would be available to face Arsenal at Turf Moor on Saturday, he said: "Yeah, I would think so." Pogba has not started since the reverse fixture with Arsenal on September 30.
Pogba first suffered the ankle injury in the 1-1 draw with Southampton on August 31 and returned for the League Cup third round draw with Rochdale on September 25.
The France midfielder's lay-off means Pogba will miss the FA Cup third round tie at Wolves, the League Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City next week, the visit of Norwich City and trip to Liverpool on January 19.
On the morning of the FA Cup fifth round tie at Huddersfield, United took the unprecedented step of announcing Pogba's squad absence due to illness but did not announce early why he did not travel to London.
