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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba underwent surgery on his ankle on Tuesday and the France international was in good spirits following the procedure.

The midfielder has missed much of the season and is now set to be sidelined for the majority of United's January schedule after going under the knife.

Pogba, 26, was keen to give his fans an update on the operation as he uploaded a series of videos to his Instagram story while still feeling the effects of an anaesthetic.

"Guys, I'm making a video on Instagram," he said. "I don't know if okay, if I'm high? I don't look sober. But you guys asked me if it went well I don't know. I see my ankle like that, I can't really feel my toes. But I'm still alive that's the good news, I'll keep you updated.

"People told me I look drunk, but I didn't drink alcohol. They gave me some things in my arm. They told me to relax and breathe. And then I woke up and I couldn't move my leg and I didn't know where I was."

Pogba then goes on to chat on about needing a hair cut before hospital staff bring food in for him.

Pogba returned from an initial ankle injury against Watford on December 22 before coming off the bench against Newcastle in the Boxing Day win at Old Trafford.

He then missed the trip to Burnley and after the loss to Arsenal on New Year's Day Solskjaer confirmed Pogba required surgery to rectify a new problem.

United carried out scans before a specialist chosen by Pogba confirmed an operation was the best course of action.

"His people? As in when you consult your surgeon and the ones you trust, that’s maybe my bad English," Solskjaer said last week when asked what he had meant after saying Pogba's 'people' had recommended surgery after the Arsenal game.

"You have people you trust and speak to. When I did my injuries [and had] loads of knee operations, I had my people in Norway and Sweden I spoke to.

"Paul has people he trusts and that’s more important.

“When you get that scan, we speak to him, you [as the player] consult your own medical people as well like I did, when I did my operation. You want the best second opinion and the advice was to have it done. It’s not a major one and probably, as I said, three or four weeks.”