Manchester United are facing the prospect of going up against Newcastle in their crucial Premier League clash without midfielder Paul Pogba.
The France international missed the 0-0 draw with AZ Alkmaar on Thursday after staying behind in Manchester for further treatment on an ankle injury that has troubled him for more than a month.
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Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not expect to have Pogba -- whose injury has seen him left out of the France squad -- back for the trip to St James' Park on Sunday when United will go in search of their first away win since March.