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MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester Uniteds world-record signing Paul Pogba is ready to make his season debut at home to Southampton in the English Premier League on Friday, according to manager Jose Mourinho.Pogba, who left United at age 19 for Juventus four years ago and was re-signed for $116 million, has been training for 11 days. But the France midfielder isnt yet ready to play a full match.Yes, hes ready to play, Mourinho told a news conference on Thursday.Ninety minutes? I dont believe. Super performance? I dont believe. But in condition to accelerate his process of integration in the team, thats for sure.Pogba missed Uniteds opening league game -- a 3-1 win at Bournemouth last weekend -- because of a ban carried over from his time at Juventus.But Mourinho highlighted that Pogba would need less time to fit in to the clubs set-up, as a former United player.Adaptation is really easy because he is a boy from here, he knows the club, he knows everybody, Mourinho said. Theres no need for time to adapt.Mourinho was also upbeat about his other headline signing, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has already spoken about staying for the optional second year attached to his one-year contract.The 34-year-old Swedish forward joined the 20-time English champions at the start of July and marked his league debut with a superb goal against Bournemouth.I ask every day about his wife, kids, integration, house, everything is fine, everybody is happy. His motivation is really high. So yes, I see him here, no doubts for the next two years, Mourinho said. . PETERSBURG, Fla. . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has been subpoenaed to appear in a videotaped deposition in a civil lawsuit against the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain owned by the family of Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.According to a court notice filed Friday in Franklin County, Ohio, Jimmy Haslam was served with a notice to appear at the deposition in Knoxville on Dec. 13.The lawsuit was filed by companies that declined to participate iin an $85 million settlement between Pilot and 5,500 trucking companies in connection with a scheme to cheat customers out of promised discounts and rebates.ddddddddddddThe company also paid a $92 million federal penalty.Haslam has denied knowing about the scheme.The scheduled deposition was first reported by journalist Walter F. Roche Jr. ' ' '
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