Pogba will get another chance to prove himself, when he and United take on Feyenoord in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday in Rotterdam.
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The former Manchester United captain heaped praise on Red Devils wonderkid Marcus Rashford for his impressive performance in Saturday’s derby against Manchester City.
The 23-year-old France global struggled as City’s Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva dictated play in the centre of the pitch, but Ibrahimovic, who scored his fourth goal in four Premier League games in the Manchester derby, believes those questioning Pogba’s big-money move will be forced to eat their words.
And Ibrahimovic has backed his young team-mate to become a leading light on the global stage, provided he is allowed the time to develop.
“I think they [fans] have learned to live with that [the risk] already”, the England global told United Kingdom newspapers.
“We know his quality and what he’s able to do”.
“There is no need to rush to push him and put a lot of pressure on him because that can have the opposite effect. It’s about having patience”. And he admitted the 18-year-old’s fearlessness means he is now ready to promote him to the starting XI and keep faith with him once there.
Guardiola: “He (Bravo) was incredible with the feet and the saves and going to attack the ball, I am happy for him”. The 53-year-old Portuguese tactician believes his players did not give what he wanted of them.
United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season was ended at Old Trafford as City’s dominant first-half display played a pivotal role in the 2-1 victory. However, the attitude was better in the second half.
“What we’ve seen today is Pep Guardiola coming here with his team and answering a lot of questions”, he said. The first half was hard, but we created chances as well and it could have been 2-2 at the end of the half, so I think that is not the problem.
“It was a fight until the end and we’re very happy to get the win”.
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“What I told them at half-time was that for some of you, it looks like you are trying to do what I told you not to do”, said Mourinho.
