Paul Pogba
and Marcus Rashford face a race against time to be fit for Manchester United’s
clash with Arsenal on Monday. Rashford limped off in the defeat to West Ham
last week, which left United with no fit senior striker, but Pogba played in
the mid-week cup fixture against Rochdale.
Asked if
Martial or Rashford had a chance of playing against Arsenal, Solskjaer said: ‘I
wouldn’t put my life on it but that’s part of this game, you work with what you
have and we’re looking forward to this game.’
Martial has
not played since before the international break and Solskjaer said he does not
expect the Frenchman to return to action before club action breaks up for
another round of international fixtures on 6 October.
Pogba
played the entirety of the penalty shoot-out win over Rochdale, but Solskjaer
revealed the midfielder was still struggling with an ankle problem. ‘There
might be one or two who have not really come back,’ he said. ‘Paul (Pogba) was
really struggling with his ankle as it was really swollen, so let’s see how
that repairs.
‘He got 90
minutes but was sore towards the end again. ‘Phil (Jones) will be out until
after the international break and, you have to count these after every game,
but I think that’s it. ‘I don’t think we’ll see Anthony (Martial) before the
international break. No, I don’t think so. Luke (Shaw) is improving so,
hopefully, we’ll see him (before the break).
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