He gave the ball away alot and was very rusty but I felt he got back and at least payed like wanted to win which is more that I can say for other on our team.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 37
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 16
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Red cards
- 1
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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I would rather he stfu and got on with the game at the end he was calling for a stamp that didnt even happen and got a card, That could realy cost us if he does not tone it down.
He needs a good slapping down by the fans to bring his feet back to the floor he is a better player when he does not play arrogant.
He needs a good slapping down by the fans to bring his feet back to the floor he is a better player when he does not play arrogant.
He went back to the phase of seeing the opposition were lower and deciding that he would try take the piss by taking extra touches or tring to take on extra men. When he keeps it simple and the ball moving quicker (like his link up when Lukaku came on) hes a beast.
Not at his best tonight but he was instrumental in every creating every chance. Must be regretting the decision to not join Real.
A cut above most of those he plays with and one of the few that actually looked like he gave a shit tonight.
First game after a while, and unfortunately for him, he seems to be our only real, genuine, inspirational spark. In a way, I feel sorry for him, because there is a dearth of real star quality around him. I'm pleased he is back.
Looked decent. Not much came off though - his through passes weren't great.
Still haven't solved that link between he and the attack. He has too much to do without Lingard or Mkhi in front of him.
Had several great moments. But often when he plays we look a bit shaky in defence: Stoke, Watford, Arsenal, Bristol. The balance between defence and attack isn't quite right.
Terrible tonight when we really needed him. Bloody annoying, but he is a lot hot and cold. If we had other class players in midfield to step up instead we could deal with it better, but we don't have any.
Complicated lots of plays tonight.
Pogba/Lukaku are starting and the rest are squad players baring Rashford/Martial
We rely on him to be brilliant too much. He's the only player we look to for a bit of magic and some creativity. It shouldn't be like that
I don't think the bench at Madrid is much better
Needs a genuine number 10 or second striker to function at his best.
Shouldn’t be thrown under the bus tonight though imo. Was involved in our better attacking player, wasn’t involved in our pathetic defending on the right hand side of the pitch.
Shouldn’t be thrown under the bus tonight though imo. Was involved in our better attacking player, wasn’t involved in our pathetic defending on the right hand side of the pitch.
I thought he was involved in most of our best chances, but he and others were guilty of over-complicating things out there.
I will bite as its my last remaining post for the day anyway.
In my opinion, had he gone to Madrid he would be recognised as a world class player just like he was widely thought off when at Juve.
Pogba has unique attributes - technically brilliant, physically superb. Sometimes its only when you lose a player of that quality, you realise how good he is.
Fancy play syndrome is a real problem for him.
Our main strategy today seemed to be 'give ball to Pogba, Pogba do something magic'.
It is sad really that we have spent so much money and we have so few options.
It is sad really that we have spent so much money and we have so few options.
Sometimes he over complicates things. Still his class is clear.
Looked like he was losing his shit in the lack of options. Nobody moved or showed for the ball. There was one instance where he wanted Darmian to come short, but he ran behind his marker and pointed to Lindelof like a coward. Far too many players who just don't seem to want the ball, which is maddening.
Fortunate not to get a red card for crazy foot high challenge. Held onto the ball far too long, getting dispossessed several times in our half. Wasted huge opportunity late on with a poor touch. Some super moments but ultimately he created one chance, Lukaku's header that required a good save from the keeper.
Cool video with Becks and Messi etc.
Yup he sure does but he's just an immense talent. Last night he wasn't particularly good and he was lucky to win the free that led to the goal. I actually thought that he looked frustrated at times with the lack of options available to him.
Agreed, we should be building the team around him in the free role somewhere between the circle and the goal mouth. But that will take time to get a host of players in and balance the entire attack out. Give it a couple of seasons and hopefully Jose will sort it out and I think he'll really take off. The more defensive work and the more he gets bogged down off the ball in deeper areas, the worse and more strenuous his creativity becomes. We need to be making the game easier for him.
Don't think he was average at all. He lost ball few times but all of the good attacking play went through him. The way he lets the ball roll past him and makes that move into attacking one is just superb.
Thought he was our best player again. Pity the rest of our attackers had a off day.
Best of an awful bunch, another one of our players who thinks he's better than he is.
I must have watched a different game to everyone because I thought he was superb and a class above the rest. He is the only creative outlet in the team and if we had any sort of quality around him his performances wouldn’t be in question. Think too many fans are obsessed with results and end product, take a step back and actually analyse his influence on the game in an impartial manner and you can see how well he is performing.
The only player to truly look like head and shoulders better than Bristol.
Yes he he's not perfect but my god is he entertaining and very, very good. The way he uses his body and quick little touches to dance around his marker is so enjoyable.
A couple absolutely peach passes tonight for Lukaku and Rashford that could have easily been goals.
the ball was up knee height and he stretched out to poke it away. That is never a red in a million years, we might as well stop playing otherwise.
Yes he he's not perfect but my god is he entertaining and very, very good. The way he uses his body and quick little touches to dance around his marker is so enjoyable.
A couple absolutely peach passes tonight for Lukaku and Rashford that could have easily been goals.
You're talking absolute bollocks there
the ball was up knee height and he stretched out to poke it away. That is never a red in a million years, we might as well stop playing otherwise.Find his overplaying frustrating sometimes, but he (along with maybe an in form Martial) is the only real source of creativity. Desperately needs one of our numerous #10s to support him.
Pretty much this.
Worth to mention, Pogba has not tasted league defeat in a United shirt since October 2016 
I see he updated his facebook page with a profile picture with his new haircut, sure when your hair is on point who gives a feck really.
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Not really ideal this is it?
Its the mail...
Not ideal if you believe it. Funnily enough, I don’t.
Fair enough, pretty sure it will be legit.
The picture had me shitting it that he was injured.
Phew. He's just having a kip.
Phew. He's just having a kip.
Feck the Mail.
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