Jose Mourinho has confirmed £89million midfielder Paul Pogba will miss Manchester United's game with Everton .

The France midfielder limped off early on in United's 3-0 Champions League win over Basel in midweek.

But the Old Trafford chief offered no update on Pogba's timescale for recovery.

"I don't know," said Mourinho.

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"I just know that it's a muscular injury, he's out for the weekend match and that's the only match I'm thinking about.

"I don't think any further than that. He's not playing this weekend. I just know it's a hamstring problem.

"There are good players more than ready to play so honestly we miss Pogba, we need Pogba, but we have good players - Herrera, Fellaini and Carrick are waiting for a real chance to start the matches.

Michal Carrick could step in for crocked Pogba (
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"We lost important players last season during crucial moments of the season and we weren't crying or getting excuses in about that.

"Squads are there to try to cope with these kind of situations. I don't know how many, but we're going to play without Pogba for a few matches but we have other players."

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