Jose Mourinho says he has ample options in his
Manchester United squad to cope without
injured midfielder Paul Pogba as Wayne
Rooney prepares to return to Old Trafford.
Pogba is widely expected to be out of action
for between a month and six weeks after
damaging his hamstring just 18 minutes into
Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League victory over
Basel.

That would force him to miss France’s World
Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Belarus in
early October, which they need to win to
guarantee a place at the finals in Russia.
But Mourinho’s refusal to put a timescale on
the midfielder’s absence may yet give national
team coach Didier Deschamps reason for hope.
Marouane Fellaini, who replaced Pogba as a
substitute against Basel, is likely to step into
the starting line-up for Sunday’s Premier
League home match against Everton, with
Ander Herrera and Michael Carrick also in
contention.

Mourinho would not elaborate on suggestions
that Pogba had aggravated a long-term
hamstring problem, or claims that the
midfielder has been working with a personal
trainer against club advice.
The United manager would only say he expects
Pogba, the club’s £89 million ($121 million, 101
million euros) record signing, to be out for “a
few matches”.

“I just know that it’s a muscular injury and he’s
out for the weekend match,” said Mourinho.
“That’s the only one I’m thinking about. I don’t
think further than that. So for me, it’s simple
and objective that he’s not playing this
weekend.

“I don’t know if it’s the same one. I just know
it’s a hamstring.”

source: http://primebaze.com.ng/2017/09/15/man-united-can-cope-without-pogba-says-mourinho/