Pogba ready to play despite not being 100 percent fit

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Bengaluru, December 1: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has a clear message to boss Jose Mourinho ahead of a long December.

The French International says he wants to be involved in all of Manchester United's games, despite not being 100 per cent fit.

Pogba returned to action in United's 4-1 victory over Newcastle United last weekend after missing a fair few weeks with a hamstring injury. He was also involved in United's victory over Watford during the week.

Mourinho earlier suggested that Pogba was not fit enough to play full 90 minutes on a regular basis, however, injuries to Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini forced him complete the 90 in two consecutive matches.

And with a long run of games coming, many assumed that Mourinho will now get the chance to rest his star midfielder in some matches.

The 24-year-old has now told that he wants to play as much as he can and is ready to face Arsenal this weekend.

“Obviously it is tiring to play all of the those games, but that’s what you want,” said Pogba.

“That’s what you play football for.

“You sacrifice, but you enjoy it, so you go through it and you just want to recover to play those games.

“I want to get better and help my team a bit more.

“I’ve played three games in a row. I played my last two games for 90 minutes so I need a bit more time to feel 100 per cent - but I’m still good to play.”

Jose Mourinho's side will play 10 matches in a month from now as they try to mount pressure on Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title.

The Red Devils start a frantic December away to Arsenal on Saturday (Decmeber 2) and later face another tricky tie at home to league leaders Manchester City the week after. In between those two matches, they face CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League.