Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez among 10 absentees as Man United head to PSG

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    Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez were among 10 first-team absentees as Manchester United travelled to Paris Saint-Germain looking to upset the odds on Wednesday night.

    Already faced with a mountain to climb after losing the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash, Pogba misses the return fixture at the Parc des Princes because of his late dismissal at Old Trafford three weeks ago.

    Sanchez, meanwhile, was forced off midway through Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Southampton and was seen limping away from United’s stadium seemingly wearing strapping on his right leg.

    The Chilean joins a lengthy injury list including Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Ander Herrera.

    Nemanja Matic, Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones and Antonio Valencia have also missed recent games and were not among the 20-man squad that travelled to the French capital.

    Eight members who have represented the club’s academy – Tahith Chong, James Garner, Angel Gomes, Mason Greenwood, Scott McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Marcus Rashford and Brandon Williams – have been included in the group.

    Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are both missing for United.

    Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are both missing for United.

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to address the media on Tuesday afternoon on arrival at the Parc des Princes, where United will be looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit.

    Unbeaten on the domestic front since the 1999 treble hero took caretaker charge in December, the only blot on the interim manager’s copybook is last month’s defeat to the perennial Ligue 1 champions.

    Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe did the damage and those away goals mean United are heavy underdogs to progress to the quarter-finals.

    United, meanwhile, have announced a price freeze on season tickets for the 2019/20 campaign.

    It is the eighth consecutive season and ninth in the last 10 years that United have decided to cap season ticket spending, while match ticket prices at Old Trafford have also been frozen.

    Richard Arnold, Manchester United group managing director, said: “The support from our fans and the atmosphere they generate is incredible, so we’re delighted to be freezing season ticket prices once again in recognition of that.”

    United say they allocate 53,000 season tickets which will once again only be available to members on the current waiting list.

    Pricing concessions include £10 per game season ticket price for under-16s in the dedicated family areas, half-price tickets for under-18s and over-65s and a 25 per cent discount for those aged between 18 and 20.

    The club also confirmed a “dedicated atmosphere section” in the first tier of the Stretford End is being created for next season.

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