Manchester United stars return to training as focus shifts to Premier League clash with Everton

  • Manchester United's star names returned to training on Thursday morning
  • After their European exploits, United resume domestic action on Sunday
  • Manager Jose Mourinho is preparing his side to host Everton at Old Trafford

Manchester United's big names were back into work on Thursday morning ahead of the resumption of their domestic campaign on Sunday.

The likes of first-team stars David de Gea, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and captain Michael Carrick were all pictured arriving at Carrington, with boss Jose Mourinho also spotted being chauffeured in.

With three days to prepare for the visit of Everton on Sunday, Mourinho had his players in for a workout. 

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was back into work on Thursday morning

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was back into work on Thursday morning

David de Gea arrives at Carrington looking focused ahead of United's clash with Everton

David de Gea arrives at Carrington looking focused ahead of United's clash with Everton

Henrikh Mkhitaryan waves for the cameras as he pulls up at Carrington in his Ferrari

Henrikh Mkhitaryan waves for the cameras as he pulls up at Carrington in his Ferrari

United club captain Michael Carrick could be in line for a start with Paul Pogba out injured

United club captain Michael Carrick could be in line for a start with Paul Pogba out injured

Following his injury picked up in the win over Basle, Paul Pogba was not among those training. He underwent a scan on his hamstring injury behind closed doors at United's training ground on Wednesday.


United invested millions in state-of-the-art medical equipment at their Carrington base to assess stars rather than utilising nearby hospitals.

It is Pogba's second hamstring problem in six months and Mourinho fears he could miss a cluster of matches before October's international break.

Daley Blind played 90 minutes during the Red Devils' 3-0 win over Basle on Tuesday night

Daley Blind played 90 minutes during the Red Devils' 3-0 win over Basle on Tuesday night

Joel Pereira and Anthony Martial share a ride into training on Thursday morning

Joel Pereira and Anthony Martial share a ride into training on Thursday morning

United face Everton, Southampton and Crystal Palace in the Premier League, plus a trip to CSKA Moscow in Europe.

Mourinho told MUTV: 'I just know from experience it's a muscular injury. In my experience, muscular injury stops you from playing for a few weeks, I think.

'It looks for me too [like a hamstring injury] but I haven't spoken yet to the medical department.

'Squads are for this, squads are for injuries, squads are for suspensions. We don't cry with injuries. So if no Paul for Sunday, we have [Ander] Herrera, we have Carrick, we have [Marouane] Fellaini and we have [Nemanja] Matic.'

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