The Frenchman picked up a hamstring injury in a UEFA Champions League tie against Basel last September and has not been able to replicate his early season form since returning
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Over the last two weeks, all of the talk at Old Trafford has been in relation to Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Jose Mourinho will be pleased to get back to action on the pitch as his side look to end the season with a flourish
Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice in four second-half minutes on Tuesday to send Sevilla into the quarter-finals for the first time in 60 years as United suffered a first European home defeat since Alex Ferguson’s Champions League farewell in 2013
The Chilean superstar moved to the Red Devils in January in one of the most controversial transfers in recent Premier League history.
United manager, Jose Mourinho, in his pre-match news conference, had said the French international would return to the side after a poor run-of-form in the past few weeks
The Frenchman has been substituted in two of Manchester United’s past three games, leading to reports that the midfielder is unhappy with his position in the team and regrets his return to Old Trafford
Pogba was recently dropped by Jose Mourinho with his form slightly waning, and The Sun write that Real are monitoring his situation closely
The Spain’s No 1 is on a shortlist at the Santiago Bernabeu that also includes Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois, but Mourinho wants the 27-year-old to remain at Old Trafford and attempt to win his second Premier League title
Manchester United, whose leading players include: Paul Pogba and David de Gea, are currently second in the 20-club English Premier League.
United remain second and close the gap on leaders Manchester City to 13 points having swiftly returned to winning ways following their slip-up against Spurs in midweek
But those individual deals were eclipsed by Brazilian forward Neymar’s move from FC Barcelona to Paris St Germain in a world-record transfer worth 222 million euros (£195.4 million)
Manchester United’s dismal run of results in December had continued on Saturday with a third consecutive league draw
A third draw in succession for the Red Devils over the festive period places them 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand still to play, and now one behind Chelsea in second.
Jose Mourinho has often been criticised for his negative tactics away to top-six rivals, but his side capitalised on defensive errors to race into a 2-0 lead after just 11 minutes in North London
After Dwight Gayle had given the visitors a surprise lead, Pogba produced a goal and assist to help the Red Devils turn things around by the 54th minute
The France international damaged his hamstring in the 3-0 win over Basel on September 12, leading to fears that he faced being out of action until the end of the year.
The France international has been absent since pulling up in the first half of the 3-0 win over Basel in the Champions League on September 12.
The midfielder suffered the blow during the first half of the Red Devils’ 3-0 win over Basel at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old limped off just 19 minutes into the game with a suspected hamstring injury and was later spotted leaving Old Trafford on crutches.
The result was harsh on Swansea, who remained competitive throughout the contest, but United’s extra quality in the final third eventually proved the difference and Jose Mourinho’s side already boast a strong goal difference while sitting at the top of the standings