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Paul Pogba's injury absence could be a blessing in disguise for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer... Man United have coped without the French midfielder before, the manager won't have to figure out where to play him and Donny van de Beek may finally get a chance

Football's wheel of fortune spins quickly. Rewind six or seven weeks and Manchester United had the genuine look of title contenders, with everything coming together for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Now they're deep in turmoil, with that silverware challenge already dead, rivals outclassing them and Solskjaer fighting to save his job.

Paul Pogba has been United's collapse in microcosm. When the French midfielder contributed seven assists in United's first four games of the season, we wondered if he'd finally hit peak form.

Paul Pogba suffered a thigh muscle injury during a training session with France on Monday
Paul Pogba has told fans he is set for a scan in the coming days after injuring his right thigh
Pogba showed off a glimpse of his crutches as he rests up after sustaining the injury

Pogba told fans he is set for a scan in the coming days after injuring his right thigh, and he is on crutches (right) as he awaits further news on the issue

Since then, he's looked as lost and forlorn as everybody else in the team, allowing frustrations to consume him with that horrible two-footed lunge on Naby Keita to see red in Liverpool's 5-0 win at Old Trafford.