Jose Mourinho believes he has at least three players who can help fill in for the injured Paul Pogba.
The France midfielder could miss up to six matches, starting with Sunday’s game against Everton, as a result of the hamstring injury he picked up during Tuesday’s win over Basel in the Champions League.
Pogba has made an outstanding start to the new season and his presence will be sorely missed, but the United manager feels the likes of Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini all have the potential to fill the void created by Pogba’s latest injury setback.
‘We have players and we have players waiting for an opportunity because we start the season really well with one match per week, no need for resting, changes,’ he said.
‘We were going with the same players but there are good players more than ready to play so honestly we miss Pogba, we need Pogba but we have good players.
‘Herrera, Fellaini, Carrick are waiting for a real chance to start the matches and they are ready so this is also our way of thinking.
‘We lost important players last season during crucial moments of the season and we were not crying or getting excuses about that.
‘Squads are to try to cope with these kind of situations and we know that in a few situations, I don’t know how many, but we are going to play without Pogba for a few matches but we have other players.’
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