Although, Red Devils dropped to second position after they were held to a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford against Everton on Saturday night.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dropped two points and also lost a creative force in the midfield position.
It was gathered that Paul Pogba was forced off as early as the first-half when he couldn't continue despite being attended to by the medical team.
Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the change to replace the French international with Fred in a "like for like " change in the midfield.
It's been reported that Pogba has sustained a thigh muscle injury and is expected to miss few weeks of football.
Manchester United will begin their round of 32 knock out phase in the Europa League next week, he's expected to miss the game.
It's an injury that will take a few weeks to heal,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on MUTV. “He's just started his recovery, working with the medical staff and we'll get him back as soon and as safely as we can.
“Of course, Paul has been very important for us and we're not going to take any risks. A few weeks definitely. "
There's no time frame for he's expected return date as United will hope to still have him back as quick as possible.
Recall that Paul Pogba was voted Manchester United player of the month of January.
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