The second goal arrived as he took the penalty United were awarded, rather than the regular taker Rooney. “My first debut and we win, so I’m very happy for that and for the team”.
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As pleasing to United manager Jose Mourinho will be the way Pogba slotted into the side in his first appearance since a world-record $US116 million ($A150.89 million) transfer, displaying his range of tricks, vision and box-to-box energy. When the possibility comes you need to be focused. “If you don’t want to take it for some reason, we are here'”. “Between them they made that decision”.
Mourinho added: “Paul Pogba was so good”.
But he also allowed himelf a moment to commiserate with those left on the sidelines, with a handful of decorated internationals not even among the substitutes. “I arrive in the dressing room after the match and I was happy but then I become sad, because I arrive there and all the other guys are there in their nice Paul Smith suit but not a tracksuit, not even playing, not even being on the bench. The way he holds the ball, the way he’s a target man and gives stability to the team, I think he was very good again”.
“I am desperate for September”. “I got what I wanted, what the players need, what the players deserve”.
“I was relaxed, no nerves, I played my game”. So Darmian, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Rojo, Romero, Herrera, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Young, Memphis Depay, Marcus Rashford.
“We dream big. United are a big club, I know we will do big things this season”. We scored the one goal and after that it came easily.
The early season fitness of the sides began to show late on as the pace of the game slowed down, but make no mistake United were full value for their 2-0 win and look very unsafe.
“Last week was disappointing because we should have won, and then we could have scraped a draw at Old Trafford on Friday”, Long told saintsfc.co.uk.
It was evident from the opening whistle that Pogba was eager to make an impression on the home fans as he flew into a tackle on Dusan Tadic in just the first minute, giving away a foul and finding himself fortunate not to have been booked. He confirmed that, telling Sky that United must “get used to winning” because “the mental part is important as well as the physical part”.
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“Here the game is tougher [than France] and you need to work through the game”.
