Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed Paul Pogba didn't start in Saturday's 4-1 win against Newcastle due to niggling injuries picked up on international duty.
The Frenchman featured in all three of his country's recent fixtures but only came on for the final 15 minutes of their midweek win over Croatia.
Pogba then found himself in a similar situation at club level, with Solskjaer opting to keep his star midfielder on the bench until the 69th minute on Saturday when the clash was still deadlocked at 1-1.
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The Red Devils would ultimately score three late goals to wrap up the win with Solskjaer forced to clarify why Pogba didn't start the match having previously started in the club's three previous league games.