I think today shows a part of why he can be divise (among fans) - as stupid as it sounds, for sixty minutes, if you remove the four assists, he had a so-so performance. Which was to be expected, with no preseason. Not much came off, a few dangerous dispossessions, missed a one-on-one and fell asleep and lost his man on their goal. But the assists - magical. The most important one a wonderful long pass shortly after dozing off at 1-1. Then again, four assists like that, it’s world class. Yet the most telling moment for me came when the hat trick hero, at 4-1, overtakes the tripple assistmaker to chase down an opponent on the latters side: That’s some message to send! Was it a coincidence that Pogba’s allround play went up a notch after that, or just an effect of him coming into gear while Leeds where deflated?
Either way, a world class average performance, and we’re in for a season of great fun if Pogba’s inspired by Bruno’s intensity and goal-mindedness. Hope he re-signs.