Paul Pogba’s appearance at Anfield last Wednesday lasted 10 minutes before the Frenchman had to leave the field again with a calf injury. His brief appearance in Manchester United’s 5-0 defeat at Liverpool was likely to be his last this season, announced coach Ralf Rangnick in a press conference on Friday.
“Paul seems very unlikely to play again until the end of the season after the scan we did yesterday or the day before. The doctor told me it will take at least four weeks for him to recover and with the last game being at the end of May I don’t think it’s very likely he’ll play again.” After missing 13 games between October and January due to a hamstring injury and a suspension, Pogba has only made 20 Premier League appearances for the Red Devils (10 goals).
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Media speculate: Pogba’s last appearance in United shirt?
Due to the unclear future of the 29-year-old, whose contract with United expires at the end of the season, English media speculated on Friday afternoon whether Pogba’s Liverpool defeat could have been the last of 233 competitive games in a United shirt since 2016. The day before, “Sky Sports” had reported, citing its own sources, that Pogba had already decided to leave, according to reports, the 2018 world champion did not rule out a change within the Premier League. In the past few months, the 91-time national player has been repeatedly associated with his ex-club Juventus Turin and Paris Saint-Germain.
The relationship between the most expensive transfer in club history, club and fans is considered tense in Manchester. Most recently, United fans had booed Pogba in the 3-2 draw against bottom Norwich City. In an interview with the French newspaper “Le Figaro“Looking at the past six years, Pogba spoke of missed titles that now need to be caught up.
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