Paul Pogba left out of Manchester United side to face Sevilla

French midfielder introduced in first half after Ander Herrera suffers hamstring injury

Paul Pogba has been left out of the  Manchester United side to face Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16. Photograph:  Catherine Ivill/Getty Images
Paul Pogba has been left out of the Manchester United side to face Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

Paul Pogba has been left on the Manchester United bench for Wednesday's Champions League clash at Sevilla.

The 24-year-old pulled out of Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round win at Huddersfield through illness, but recovered in time to travel with the team to Spain.

However, Pogba was only named as a substitute for the last-16 first leg at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, with Jose Mourinho plumping for a midfield including Scott McTominay.

Pogba’s spell on the bench last just over a quarter of an hour after Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera was forced off with a hamstring injury, with Pogba coming on with the game still goalless.

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MANCHESTER UNITED: De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, McTominay, Herrera, Sanchez, Mata, Lukaku. Substitutes: Romero, Bailly, Darmian, Pogba, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.