Paul Pogba will start against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday after Manchester United decided not to appeal against his red card at Arsenal. The France midfielder was dismissed at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and is set to serve a three-game domestic ban.
It is understood United have not contested the dismissal and that the FA will not impose an additional punishment after Pogba appeared to respond to the red card with a sarcastic clap. That means the midfielder will take the field in United’s final Champions League group game – where the possibility of equalling a club record of 40 successive home games without defeat is arguably the most important prize at stake. United officially need a point to assure top spot and qualification but only an extreme contrivance of results and goal difference would see them miss out on Steven Stamkos Jersey the last 16. “He’s happy to play tomorrow. It’s the next match, the match that matters. He plays tomorrow,” said José Mourinho. “He’s very happy to play and try to keep his momentum because since he was back from his injury he’s been phenomenal.” Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, is being treated with kid gloves before Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash against Manchester City. The Swede has made four substitute appearances since his earlier-than-expected return from knee ligament damage, but was absent from the squad when United defeated Arsenal on Saturday evening. Mourinho confirmed it was a conditioning issue rather than a fresh injury which kept the striker out at the Emirates and http://www.ramsnflofficialproshop.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_GREG_ZUERLEIN_JERSEY.html he will give Ibrahimovic every chance of being ready to face Pep Guardiola’s Premier League leaders. “Zlatan is not injured. He will be out again for tomorrow but I believe he will be http://www.officialislandershop.com/authentic-91-john-tavares-jersey.html back to normal work after CSKA,” said Mourinho. “Zlatan needs some time of very hard work on the muscular area that supports the knee that had the problem. When the time for that hard work comes, the fatigue comes. To work really hard for a certain period of time, he cannot play these days. He is on his cycle of work divided between the gym and the pitch.” Luke Shaw will return to the squad for the CSKA match. The England international has been restricted to just 48 minutes this season amid rumours he is on his way out of Old Trafford but could make a rare European outing on Tuesday. “I have to think. I am going to make a few, but not too many, changes,” Mourinho added. “We didn’t qualify yet, we didn’t finish first in the group yet, there are other clubs also involved in qualification and I need to keep a certain Kyle Fuller Youth jersey balance in the team. “But when we speak about Luke Shaw, he’s working to have an opportunity and sooner or later that opportunity will arrive because he deserves that opportunity. He is selected for tomorrow for sure – to start or be on the bench, I cannot answer.”