manager is not at all concerned about ’s fasting for Ramadan and dismissed concerns that the Frenchman was substituted against Norwich because of it.
Pogba is so does not eat or drink during daylight hours during Ramadan, which runs from 1 April to 1 May this year.
It is obviously difficult for professional athletes to perform during a fast, but many deal with it and continue to produce world class displays.
Rangnick is certainly not worried about Pogba’s capabilities during Ramadan and explained that it had nothing to do with him being taken off against Norwich at the weekend.
‘No, I just felt it was the right time to bring on fresh legs and fresh players,’ said the German. ‘It also had to do with the score at the time but I didn’t think about or something like that.
United go to Liverpool on Tuesday night in an 8pm kick-off, which could allow Pogba to take on food and water during the game, but Rangnick is not only not worried about doing that, but he hasn’t even spoken to his player about it.
‘No, no,’ said Rangnick. ‘As a player and as a professional, he’s used to that and he knows how to handle that and to deal with that. Actually, I haven’t spoken with him about that but I don’t think this will affect his game and his performance.
‘As far as I know, he is fasting but, as I said, I haven’t spoken about that with him in person. But I’ve had quite a few other players [who fast].
‘I also know at least one player of Liverpool, he used to be my player, who is also doing the fasting. Ibrahim Konate, so he would also have the same problem.’
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