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EPL: Pogba May Not Play For Man United Again – Rangnick

EPL: Pogba May Not Play For Man United Again – Rangnick

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Manchester United interim director Ralf Rangnick believes Paul Pogba has played his final match for the club after suffering an injury just weeks before his contract runs out at Old Trafford.

The World Cup winner, who’s a free agent from July 1, came off with a shin problem beforehand in Tuesday’s levying 4-0 loss at Liverpool, which makes a top-four Premier League finish doubtful.

“ With Paul, as it seems after the checkup we did the day before history, it’s veritably doubtful he’ll play until the end of the season,” Rangnick said.

The France midfielder came through the youth set-up at United and returned from a successful stint with Juventus in 2016 for a also world- record figure.

Although Pogba has won the Europa League and League Cup in his alternate spell at United, he has largely been a disappointment, with his lacklustre displays and repeated links with other clubs serving to irritate audience.

The 29- time-old was booed off the pitch when he was substituted during the recent palm against Norwich. Asked if Pogba has played his final match for United, Rangnick said “ The croaker told me it’ll take four weeks minimum for him to recover and the last game is the end of May.

“ I do n’t suppose that it’s veritably likely that he’ll be suitable to play again. Rangnick was speaking the day after United verified Ajax director Erik ten Hag would come the endless master at Old Trafford at the end of the season.

“ I knew that Erik was one of the campaigners the board spoke to,” he said. “ Obviously I told them, at least from what I’ve seen and known from people who had worked with Erik, that I suppose he’d be a good choice.

“ I still believe that he’s a veritably good choice.” United’s immediate focus is on their match against top-four rivals Arsenal on Saturday, with captain Harry Maguire set to line up in defence.

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The England transnational had to report a lemon trouble to police on Thursday and officers conducted a reach of the home he shares with his fiancé and two youthful children.

“ I have n’t seen him because I only got to know about this terrible, terrible thing history autumn,” said Rangnick. “ Since also I have n’t been suitable to speak with him.

EPL: Pogba May Not Play For Man United Again - Rangnick

“ But again this is another bad sign of the crazy world we ’re living in. Obviously I feel veritably sorry for Harry that he’d that terrible experience, but he knows that we ’re all behind him, the club, everybody, the players, his platoon- mates.”