Jose Mourinho provides injury update on Manchester United trio Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo

Jose Mourinho hopes to have three Manchester United players back from injury soon after the international break.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo have both been sidelined since the end of last season with long-term problems.

Paul Pogba picked up a hamstring injury against Basel in September with United not as convincing without him, reports the Manchester Evening News.

“We have the group of players which are the ones that we hope will recover as soon as possible,” he told MUTV.

“They have to work every day but they are in a good position now. Pogba, Ibra, Rojo, Fellaini

“They are in good positions so I think we can go into this part of the season, the Christmas period, and after, in a strong position.”

Fellaini made a positive impact as substitute against Chelsea, coming close to grabbing an equaliser.
“My thoughts with the substitutions was to bring [on] a third creative man,” Mourinho added.

“And then when Chelsea started putting defensive players on like Rudiger and Drinkwater and all the defensive bodies in, it was difficult to penetrate with the creativity of Rashford and Martial and the way to go would be with an amazing Marouane.

“With these different options, we created lots of chances. He has one with the chest and the volley and then the second ball Rashford shoots [just wide] with the left foot when Courtois had absolutely no chance. The players gave everything. We deserved a goal.”

Rojo was in the travelling party at Stamford Bridge, though not involved, while Pogba and Ibrahimovic have been stepping up their recuperation from hamstring and cruciate ligament injuries respectively.

Pogba and Rojo could return after the international break.

Mourinho said recently he expects Ibrahimovic back by the end of the calendar year.

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