Pogba has provided two assists in four appearances already this season

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s management skills and transfer policy will come under the microscope today when his depleted Manchester United team undertake arguably their toughest assignment of the season at home to Leicester City.

The United manager revealed yesterday that he could be without almost half of his first-choice XI. Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial are unavailable due to their respective ankle and thigh injuries, while Luke Shaw is out with a hamstring problem. Jesse Lingard and Aaron Wan-Bissaka pulled out of England duty last week due to illness and a back injury respectively and are doubts.

With Diogo Dalot and Eric Bailly unavailable with hip and knee injuries, Solskjaer will have to turn to his fringe players against third-placed Leicester.

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