Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not ready to risk Paul Pogba against Burnley as the Frenchman continues his recovery.
Manchester United ran out 2-0 winners at Turf Moor on Saturday night through goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.
One person who was expected to return to the lineup was Paul Pogba. The 27-year-old made substitute appearance for the 2-0 Watford defeat and 4-1 thumping of Necastle United.
“He had 45 minutes but he’s been out for a while and he didn’t feel right,” Solskjaer told reporters. “He reacted to that one so we’ll just have to take our time and get him ready for next time.
“When you’ve been out for such a while, it’s always going to take time to be 100 per cent. He just needed another day probably of recovery.”
Nemanja Matic was allowed to start for United after last appearing on the pitch in September. He partnered Fred centrally as the injured Scott McTominay sat out.Â
“I wouldn’t expect Scott to be back within a few weeks, no,” Solskjaer said in his news conference. “Not the next couple of weeks, I don’t think we’ll see him. So it’ll be more than that.
“But he’s always proved before that give him three weeks and he’s back in two. I don’t know, if it’s three or four weeks. It might be something like this, but we’ve just got to find a way through it.”
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