Man Utd's Solskjaer sweating over Pogba, Bailly fitness ahead of Burnley trip
- by Grant Boone
- in Sports
- — Jan 12, 2021
He made the request, we should have said no. "You can not put your eyes on games beyond this one".
Pogba, Lindelof and Shaw were all absent for Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Watford in the FA Cup third round on Saturday night and Solskjaer has revealed that the trio will all undergo late fitness tests ahead of the Burnley clash.
Palace said they were unaware of QPR's invitation to Eze and will speak to the England under-21 worldwide after he was seen in the stands at Loftus Road without wearing a mask.
"That's what matters. You accumulate the points throughout the season and if at one point you think "Ah, we've made it now, we have cracked it" and you relax, that is when it's going to hit you back". "Paul and Eric just didn't do all of it, but Luke and Victor did all of it".
"For me, all my eyes are on Tuesday and then let's see where we're at after that one".
The fixture at Turf Moor is United's game in hand after starting their campaign a week later because of their Europa League commitments last season.
"Edinson has trained well when he's been banned", said the United boss. As always, you will be able to watch both pre-match and post-match coverage in our Match Day Live programme on MUTV. I can not speak highly enough of Eberechi Eze in terms of his character. That's why we brought him in.
"He's contributed really well so far".
Having made nine changes from the team that lost the League Cup semi-final to Manchester City in midweek, United looked a little disorganised. Scott McTominay could therefore drop to the bench while Donny van de Beek failed to take his chance to shine in the FA Cup so he's expected to make way.
"January is always hard but if something comes up that you think it's a long-term thing, that's another scenario", he said.
"But not many teams would like to lose their players in January, so unlikely something will happen on the in side. Two or three might go out as they deserve to play more football for the good of their own careers".
