Backfire. A goal symbol of renewed momentum. We had to go back to April 13, 2019 to find the last goal scored by Paul Pogba with Manchester United. The French international had that day signed a double against West Ham (2-1). During the 34th day of the Premier League, Paul Pogba returned to the net on Thursday, author of the last goal in the Red Devils' victory against Aston Villa 3-0. On a back corner, Pogba adjusted a powerful strike from the right foot which left Pepe Reina unresponsive.
Paul Pogba against Aston Villa:
• 90 balls touched
• 90% successful passes
• 11 long successful balls
• 6 duels won out of 10
• 3 occasions created (No. 1 of the match)
• 8 balls recovered (No. 1 of the match)
• 1 goal
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The little extra after a successful performance praised by the press. "The Pog standard" displayed Metro . Radiating after the goal celebrated with his teammates, he is "Pog in love" for the Daily Star . "So happy and ready to stay at United". And the daily adds: "Paul Pogba has played a key role as Manchester United aims to rank in the top four (5th to 1 point behind Leicester) after giving a huge hint that he will stay at the club."
“Today, I only had one shot and I know the goalkeeper a bit. I had tried in the last matches to score a goal, but it did not come. He arrived today and I am very happy to help the team as much as possible, ”summed up the radiant world champion at the Sky Sports microphone after the match. “We know we have to keep going. We talk before the match, in training, that's Manchester, it's a big club and we always want to keep up. Performances for the past few weeks have been at Manchester United. We have to keep working, there is a lot to do. ”
"I spend my time applauding them"
Paul PogbaLike the French international, MU is successful, settled in a series of 17 undefeated matches (13 wins and 4 draws), all competitions combined and 4 wins in a row by at least three league goals (the last team having achieved such a sequence in the English championship was Liverpool in 1987).
Buoyed by this wave of welcome freshness, the man who found a wonderful addition to the midfielder in Bruno Fernandes had summed up on the club's website before the match: “I am really very happy to be back. Just practicing, hitting the ball doing what I love is fantastic. I missed it so much. We play much more as a team than before, we have even more fun, we defend together, we attack together and the team is stronger too. The players who are on the bench or who do not play every match, when they enter, they help the team, so the mentality is good. It is thanks to all these elements that we are here today. When I watch Bruno, (Marcus) Rashford, (Anthony) Martial and Mason (Greenwood), seen from behind, I enjoy myself. I see them scoring goals, I spend my time applauding them. It's beautiful and they make me love football in every game. ” Paul Pogba is indeed revived.
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