Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained the absence of Paul Pogba for victory over Istanbul Basaksehir.
United won the Champions League group clash 4-1 on the night.
On Pogba, Solskjaer insisted: “His ankle was swollen, he trained yesterday but was not feeling well.
“Then we had confirmation on Tuesday morning that he could not play.”
United also defeated West Brom on Saturday without the Frenchman.
Solskjaer also hailed the performance of Edinson Cavani for victory over Istanbul Basaksehir.
Solskjaer said, “I thought there were some excellent attacks at times. One or two touch football. We started out well with getting round the team, putting some crosses in, which is something we’ve not been known for lately.
“But with Edinson it’s a different centre forward in there and some of the attacks – the last goal was a good example of one or two touch football, so very happy.
“Edinson and Donny [van de Beek] did really well, both of them, I think the whole team did really well, we found our positions, the tempo with the ball was really good.
“We deserved the win after that first-half. Second-half is always different and difficult to keep the tempo when you’re winning 3-0.”
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