Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted Paul Pogba will remain at Manchester United next season.

“Paul’s our player. He has two years left on his contract, a year plus the option of another,” Solskjaer said after his side’s 5-0 win over LASK in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

“You can expect Paul to be here [next season], yeah.”

United’s form has improved in recent weeks despite the absence of their most expensive signing.

Thursday’s win in Austria extended their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions and all but ensures their progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League and they are now in fifth place in the Premier League.

January signing Bruno Fernandes has been touted as an inspiration for their recent improvement and some have claimed that the Portugal international has displaced Pogba as the team’s star in midfield.

Former player Paul Ince has said the club do not need Pogba anymore now that they have Fernandes, while Gary Neville says the midfield has gone from “pathetic” to “thriving” since the ex-Sporting star arrived.