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Paul Scholes doesn't believe Paul Pogba will help Manchester United when he returns from injury as he claims the France international will only be focused on leaving the club.

The 26-year-old made a brief return from his ankle injury which had kept him sidelined for months earlier in the season when he came off the bench against Watford and Newcastle. But the midfielder suffered another set back and required surgery on his ankle after his two cameos.

Many believe the midfielder will make a big difference to Solskjaer's squad when he makes his return to full fitness. But, club legend Scholes has an alternative view.

"I don't think Pogba is on his way back [from injury] and even if he is on way back, he'll be moaning about something else to try and not play - try to get his move away from the club," Scholes told Premier League Productions after United's 2-0 defeat to Burnley at Old Trafford.

"We keep going on about the players that are missing but that squad of players, that team tonight, should be enough to beat Burnley. I fear for the next four-or-five weeks because I don't think any of them players are coming back quickly.

"I don't think McTominay is coming back. Marcus Rashford is looking like being out for three months.

"He is stuck with these players for the next six weeks and he has got to somehow coach these players and work these players to get a bit of confidence back. They need to try and get some results - they've got some hard games in the next few weeks. This is a really tough time for them."

Pogba has only played eight times for United this season and while speculation continues over his long term future at the club his agent, Mino Raiola, was asked on Wednesday about a possible summer transfer.

"I expect my players to be happy and I expect the clubs to be happy," Raiola told broadcasters after an Association of Football Agents meeting in London on Wednesday. "I don’t want to work in front of what will be happening in the summer. He needs to get fit then it is my job to get both parties happy if possible. If both parties are not happy there are other ways to resolve it but that is not the way to talk today.

"I don’t say anything for sure. Only one thing is for sure in life. One day, you die. Today he is not happy because he is not playing. But he went back to Man United when a lot of people didn’t think he would. People forget that."