{"id":1110457,"date":"2019-10-13T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1110457"},"modified":"2019-10-12T22:35:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T21:35:28","slug":"paul-pogba-almost-there-injury-concerns-man-utd-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/paul-pogba-almost-there-injury-concerns-man-utd-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba says he&#8217;s &#8220;almost there&#8221; amid injury concerns ahead of Man Utd v Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba claims he is nearly ready for action again ahead of the Red Devils&#8217; mammoth clash with Liverpool next weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder missed United&#8217;s defeat to Newcastle and was unable to join up with the French national side due to an ankle injury. However, he claims he is &#8220;almost there&#8221; in terms of match fitness.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man Utd&#8217;s midfield issues: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has struggled to find his best XI this season.<\/li>\n<li>Scott McTominay has been the only real positive from an underwhelming season for the midfield thus far.<\/li>\n<li>The likes of Fred, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata and Andreas Pereira have all failed to hold down a starting spot.<\/li>\n<li>Pogba registered 13 goals and nine assists last campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Solskjaer will be hoping he is fit in time for the clash with Liverpool next Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7392697\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder posted a video on his Instagram of him training with the caption reading &#8216;almost there&#8217;. His ankle remains strapped up in the video but the post will encourage United fans who will hope he can help their side end Liverpool&#8217;s 17-game winning run and perfect start to the 2019\/20 Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3ejoUOFFgJ\/<\/p>\n<p>Solskjaer indicated prior to the international break that the Liverpool game was a realistic game for Pogba to target for his return.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press before the damaging defeat to Newcastle, Solskjaer said:\u00a0\u201cThere&#8217;s an international break as well, it might be time for us to give him 10 or 14 days extra to be ready for Liverpool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruno Fernandes, Harry Kane, Son Heung Min (\u1109\u1169\u11ab\u1112\u1173\u11bc\u1106\u1175\u11ab) Transfer News w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4WkKNTypNk?start=35&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Solskjaer finds himself under pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Following United&#8217;s stunning win over Paris Saint-Germain in March, few would have predicted that it would be the last away game they win for at least seven months.<\/p>\n<p>However, following a disappointing few months since his reign got off to an astonishing start, some are suggesting that Solskjaer is operating on borrowed time.<\/p>\n<p>It was following a defeat to Liverpool that Jose Mourinho was sacked by Ed Woodward in December 2018 &#8211; and that was after he beat Newcastle at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these similarities do not mean that Solskjaer will be in charge of his last game next Sunday. However, it won&#8217;t be long before the United hierarchy starts searching elsewhere if results fail to pick up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba claims he is nearly ready for action again ahead of the Red Devils&#8217; mammoth clash with Liverpool next weekend. The midfielder missed United&#8217;s defeat to Newcastle and was unable to join up with the French national side due to an ankle injury. 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