Pogba doubt for Man United's 1st game in Premier League

Posted September 11, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Paul Pogba could miss Manchester United's first game of the English Premier League because of his late start to preseason training after contracting the coronavirus.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Pogba has had only a 'œcouple of training sessions'ť since recovering from the effects of the virus that ruled the midfielder out of international duty with France.

United is not playing in the opening round of the league this weekend because of the team's late end to last season owing to its involvement in the latter stages of the Europa League. Its first league game is on Sept. 19 at home to Crystal Palace.

'œHopefully, he'll be ready for next weekend," Solskjaer said on Friday. "I am not 100% sure, though.'ť

Solskjaer has a ready-made replacement for Pogba in Donny Van de Beek, the midfielder who joined from Ajax last week.

United forward Mason Greenwood, who was sent home by England on Monday for breaching coronavirus rules in Reykjavik after a game against Iceland, could be back training with the full squad next week.

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