After completing his world-record transfer from Juventus, Paul Pogba played his first game for Manchester United as they hosted Southampton on Friday.
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United fans will be excited to see how they link up on the field, but it looks like they’re already getting on well off it.
Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba (R) runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 19, 2016. So it is better not to lose points. “Paul Pogba also needs to get to know the players and I need to get to know everybody and the way we play, the simple things on and off the pitch”.
“The more mature you become – and I have two kids now – you take on a lot more responsibility”, he said. Emerson. It was a monster team with so many great players.
“For 10 days work, first match of the season, not even 10 minutes of a friendly, I think he played phenomenal”.
But there are similarities with this start and those he made at Chelsea.
“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.
But Ibrahimovic has made it clear he’s not come to Manchester to finish second.
“The team has done well and I think we can do much more but this was just our second game in the Premier League and a lot of things are new. If he keeps playing like that, like I said the price tag won’t be mentioned”.
“So far I have three goals in total”.
“We’ve got as good a chance as anyone”. As long as I feel I can develop I’m happy’.
Ibrahimovic, who has graced the biggest stages like the Nou Camp and San Siro, was suitably impressed.
“I need September because all these guys need to play, they deserve to play”. It is the first time when I can ask for their support.
“He drops back and gives the team another option”.
But it was United’s other box-office summer signing who stole the show, Ibrahimovic scoring twice as the returning prodigal son was upstaged by the old master.
Despite the price tag, he’s not set a goal target for the 23-year-old Frenchman.
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“The player was feeling not loved”, said Mourinho of the former Everton man. He will score goals but no number’. Hull City are up next and Mourinho has that fast start formula down to a tee.
