Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Paul Pogba will be fit to face Tottenham but Marcos Rojo has suffered a setback with his return.
Solskjaer has won all five of his fixtures since taking the reins on an interim basis following the sacking of Jose Mourinho last month, but the trip to Wembley to face Spurs will be the Norwegian’s first acid test.
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He was unable to call upon Pogba in the 2-0 FA Cup third round win over Reading on Saturday because of a knock the Frenchman sustained in a challenge with Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey last week.
He initially stayed in Manchester for treatment at the weekend before linking up with his United team-mates at their warm-weather training camp in Dubai on Monday.
The World Cup winner was pictured taking part in a training session on Tuesday and Solskjaer gave a positive update on the player.
“Paul has had his knock and has had a few days of treatment back home,” Solskjaer told the club’s website. “Hopefully, we can get Paul on his feet during this week.”
However, Solskjaer faces a shortage of options in defence this weekend, with Rojo set to be sidelined for longer than anticipated.
The Argentinian was sent home to continue his recovery in Manchester, which is a blow for Solskjaer as Eric Bailly is suspended for the Tottenham trip while Chris Smalling has a sore foot.
Solskjaer added: “Marcos has gone back home because his injury is taking a bit longer than we thought.”
