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Paul Pogba missed Manchester United's training session on Monday morning - but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was still handed a massive boost as Eric Bailly returned.

Midfielder Pogba is still edging back to full fitness after sitting out around three months with an ankle injury.

The Frenchman has appeared as a substitute in recent Red Devils clashes with Watford and Newcastle , but was completely absent from Saturday evening's 2-0 victory over Burnley .

Explaining the decision to rest him at Turf Moor, Solskjaer said: "He's been out for a long while and he didn't feel right.

"When you've been out for such a while it's always going to take time until you're 100%.

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"He wasn't ready because he's not really done too many games and he's had two in a few days and he just needed another day's recovery."

Pogba attended a charity match in France on Sunday, but had returned in time to report to United's Carrington HQ on Monday morning - but did not appear for the start of Solskjaer's session.

Cameras are only permitted for the first 15 minutes of training and could have entered after broadcasters and journalists had disappeared - which he has previously done.

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Scott McTominay, Axel Tuanzebe and Ashley Young also weren't involved in the session.

United made it clear on their website that: "Their absences from training on Monday morning does not necessarily mean they are unavailable for action."

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It would make Pogba a doubt for United's New Year's Day match-up with Arsenal - with United aiming to extend their winning run to three.

In positive news for United, centre back Bailly made his long comeback - and is in contention to make the squad to face the Gunners.

The Ivory Coast international has been laid off all season, and only made seven outings for United in the whole of 2019, due to a succession of injuries.

Bailly suffered a medial ligament injury against Chelsea in April before again damaging his knee in pre-season.