PAUL POGBA has been working out in 37C temperatures with a view of the world’s tallest building — but his club face an even taller task to turn their season around.
The midfield star, 26, missed Manchester United’s shocking 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday, as well as their bore draw at AZ Alkmaar.
Without the World Cup winner, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have slumped to a 21.7 per cent win rate, while their points tally is the lowest at this stage of the season for 30 years.
Pogba could be seen working out in Dubai on an exercise bike with a protective boot on his right leg and wearing Manchester United training kit.
The camera panned around to reveal the world’s tallest building, the 828-metre Burj Khalifa, pointing high into the Dubai sky.
A short video showed sweat pouring down his brow after an intense effort on an AirBike.
But he is still not perspiring as much as his under-fire manager.
He captioned his post: “They say hard work pay off what about hard work in the heat?
“Let’s see… loving the view though… Allah always in control.”
Pogba has been allowed to leave the rest of his United team-mates to recuperate in the Dubai heat, with hopes of being fit for his side’s massive clash with Premier League leaders Liverpool in just under a fortnight.
United’s torrid run of form has prompted Marcus Rashford to tweet a statement, after it was revealed his goalscoring record is now worse than that of Arsenal flop Nicklas Bendtner.
He tweeted: “You can’t hide in football and the last few weeks simply haven’t been good enough.
“As a United fan myself, that hurts. And you deserve better.
“We know we need to improve and that is our sole focus as a team and as a club.”