It's a direct quote from a source at the club in the article...
If you're implying the club is deliberately giving out false information to cast doubt over our potential team sheet, i suppose thats plausible.
Why would club's sources start giving quotes about our potential tactics in upcoming crucial games. Either it's not true or the club is playing mind games.
Not to mention the reasons given as to why Pogba wouldn't start don't add up much. "Earn his place", sound like something anyone would make up given realistically Ole and his coaching stuff aren't naive enough to be thinking that way. I'm sure they are smart enough to understand that Pogba, one of the best player, if not the best in the squad ought to play if ready and fit, this whole earning his place narrative is something I expect on FM.
As for fitness and momentum, Pogba alongside the rest of the team have had 3 months with no football. We've essentially started a new season in terms of fitness which means things like momentum and fitness level prior to the interruption are out of the window. We've basically starting anew in terms of fitness and momentum.
And tactically, Ole and his stuff would know and understand that tactics will be made around fitting his best players which include Pogba. So this notion that Pogba can be left out due to tactical reasons, or earning his place sounds ludicrous to me.
The article itself sounds speculative to me. Either ways, Friday is not that far off and we'll see what happens. Meanwhile I'm confident Ole intends to start his strongest team which will include all his best players. I'm quite sure Pogba starts.