Ole Gunnar Solskjær has revealed Paul Pogba has a different ankle injury to the one that had previously ruled him out for a large part of the season.
The Manchester United midfielder made a comeback from the initial problem with two substitute appearances against Newcastle United and Watford but has now been ruled out for up to another four weeks.
The manager said: “Paul came back after a long spell out, [played in] two games, had a reaction, and couldn’t go to Burnley – he felt his ankle was sore, so we did a scan. It’s not the same injury, it’s a different injury.”
The Norwegian, whose side face Wolves in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, went on to explain why he initially stated after Wednesday’s loss at Arsenal it was Pogba’s “people” who had informed the club he was not available.
“His people? As in when you consult your surgeon and the ones you trust, that’s maybe my bad English. You have people you trust and speak to. When I did my injuries [and had] loads of knee operations, I had my people in Norway and Sweden I spoke to and Paul has people he trusts, and that’s more important.
“Of course, when you get that scan, we speak to him, you [as the player] consult your own medical people as well like I did, when I did my operation,” said Solskjær, referring to his own playing career. “You want the best second opinion and the advice was to have it done. It’s not a major one and probably, as I said, three or four weeks.”