(Reuters) - Manchester United's injuries gives team mates the
opportunity to prove their worth and flourish for the starting side, the
Premier League club's manager Jose Mourinho has said.
Frenchman Paul Pogba is the latest to join United's long-term injury
list with a hamstring problem but the club have won five consecutive games
without the playmaker, including Saturday's 4-0 league win over bottom-side
Crystal Palace.
United have been dominant over the last five games, scoring 17 goals
and conceding just two, and Mourinho is focused on the players on the pitch
rather than those absent from it.
"When we moan all the time about injuries it looks like we don't
trust the other people and we have to. We never miss the players that are
injured, that's our way of seeing," Mourinho told British media.
"They are injured, we don't think about them. It's an opportunity
for others, is a moment for others to step up and to get the chance, so I think
that's good."
Pogba scored two goals and provided two assists in four league
appearances before sustaining the injury and his midfield partner Nemanja Matic
is confident that the 24-year-old will regain his form once he recovers.
Matic also echoed his manager's words, saying that United had
"great players" that could help them win despite the absence of key
players.
Last year's top-scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defender Marcos Rojo are
yet to return from serious knee injuries sustained last season, while
midfielder Michael Carrick has missed the previous two games with a knock.
Mourinho also said that it was too early to assess United's title
chances as they lie second in the league table, behind local rivals Manchester
City on goal difference, after seven games.
After the international break, United renew their fierce rivalry with
Liverpool when they travel to Anfield on Oct. 14.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)
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