Football news - Paul Pogba and David de Gea ruled out of Liverpool clash
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ByEurosport
Updated 16/10/2019 at 18:19 GMT
Paul Pogba and David de Gea have been ruled out of Manchester United’s Premier League clash against Liverpool.
Paul Pogba and David de Gea of Manchester United after during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Kristiansund BK v Manchester United at Ullevaal Stadion on July 30, 2019 in Oslo, Norway.
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Spain goalkeeper De Gea pulled up injured during Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Sweden in Stockholm.
Robert Moreno, the Spain manager, confirmed post-match that the 28-year-old stopper had felt discomfort in his abductor muscle after he was replaced by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Pogba spent more than three weeks on the sideline with an ankle injury before briefly returning to the first team, only to suffer a recurrence of the problem, ruling him out for a further two weeks.
And the 26-year-old now looks like he will miss United’s crunch clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Pogba came back into the first team for the Carabao Cup fixture against Rochdale and was retained in the starting line-up despite the persistence of the problem, playing all 90 minutes against Arsenal.
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Pogba has been playing through an injury since the end of September
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But he has not featured since the 1-1 draw with the Gunners with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now convinced he will have to give the Frenchman a longer break.
"Paul had an injury, he came back, he worked really hard. He came back and played a couple of games, maybe played through the pain barrier," Solskjaer said.
"He had a scan after the Arsenal game and maybe needed a few weeks' rest in a boot so hopefully he won't be too long, but he won't make this game, no."
De Gea meanwhile is a new injury concern after limping off during last night's 1-1 draw with Sweden with Sergio Romero now in line to make his first league start of the season.
"David needs a scan," Solskjaer added.
"I think he'll be out. It certainly looked like it anyway judging on last night so it's just one of those things."
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