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Mourinho: Pogba not subbed because of injury

The France international was replaced in the 66th minute of Man United's 1-0 loss but was not hurt

Jose Mourinho has revealed that Paul Pogba was not injured, explaining that his choice to substitute the Manchester United midfielder during their 1-0 loss to Newcastle was a tactical one.

The star was hooked in the 66th minute, as the Red Devils struggled to break the Magpies down at St James' Park.

Michael Carrick came on for Pogba, at the same time that Jesse Lingard replaced Juan Mata, and Mourinho has explained that he made the change in order to tweak his formation, though it had little effect.