Pogba returned to training on Monday for the first time since sustaining a thigh injury on international duty in November. He is out of contract at the end of the season and is set to leave after six years in his second spell at United.
Asked if there was any point picking Pogba given his United contract is expiring and the club is looking to the future, Rangnick said: “Yes, of course. I also played
“So, for us, we have the same goal, we have the same ambition to be as successful as we can possibly be in the next three or four months."
Rangnick believes Pogba will want to show “the fans of
“Even if it’s for only showing up for a new contract elsewhere, I mean, he will be highly motivated to do that. Why should I then not play him?” Rangnick said.
“But then, as I said, there is a difference of how do players deal with their current situation? How do they handle that? If they handle that in a professional way, in an ambitious way, of course I can and I will play players although they have a contract expiring in the summer.”
Rangnick hopes to have Pogba back for the FA Cup fourth-round match against
United plays Brentford in the
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