An unspecified illness saw Pogba withdraw on the morning of Saturday’s match in Huddersfield, which United won 2-0 thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku as they advanced into the quarter-finals. United manager Mourinho, whose relationship with club-record signing Pogba has been under close scrutiny in recent weeks, insisted he did not even know what the illness was or how long the France midfielder may be unable to play, having planned to play him in a 4-3-3 system that the player considers his favourite. “I don’t know,” said Mourinho when asked about the nature of Pogba’s illness after Saturday’s match. But ahead of Saturday’s match, Mourinho appeared prepared to meet the wishes of Pogba by playing him on the left side of a three-man midfield set-up. “It was my first experience on the bench but we have VAR in Portugal,” said Mourinho.

Source: The Express Tribune February 18, 2018 09:56 UTC