Paul Pogba scores vs Huddersfield: The midfielder was on fire as he scored two goals against Huddersfield Town.
Manchester United registered their second win in as many games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the side cruised to a 3-1 win at Old Trafford.
This was United’s first home game under their new manager, who had been a former club player. Solskjaer received a grand reception as he entered the Old Trafford as manager, and the manager indeed repaid the fans’ faith, as he wrote in the match-day programme.
Nemanja Matic opened the goal-scoring in the first half, while Paul Pogba scored a brace in the second half to seal three points for Manchester United.
However, the side failed to keep the clean sheet as they conceded in the 88th minute. However, with the win, United now move closer to the top-4, with Chelsea yet to play later tonight.
Paul Pogba scores vs Huddersfield:
Paul Pogba scored a quick-fire brace in the second half to seal three points for Manchester United.
The first goal was a proper Manchester United goal, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would call it, as the side attacked from all fronts to build pressure on the Huddersfield defence. The side attacked from the right which left Pogba unattended, and the midfielder finished with an easy chance.
The second goal was more of an individual brilliance from the French midfielder as the he scored a thundering shot from outside the box to score the third goal of the match.
Here are both the goals:
Paul Pogba’s goal to make it 2-0#MUFC
pic.twitter.com/4baL1cveHm— DILLINGER 👹 (@DillanMUFC) December 26, 2018
Here’s the second goal:
Paul Pogba’s second goal 🔥
pic.twitter.com/YyWAzcI0j3— DILLINGER 👹 (@DillanMUFC) December 26, 2018
Manchester United, with this win, have now scored 32 points from 19 games in the Premier League.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Pogba’s goals:
Finessing his haters and dancing on their graves like💀🤙🏻🔥🔥🔥
That second goal was absolute sauce #Pogba #dab #MUNHUD #MUFC pic.twitter.com/EM4V13R10g— OleSZN (@PogMartial) December 26, 2018
Two goals for Pogba today…
“Pogba’s a virus.”
“Pogba should concentrate on football.”
🤫🤫🤫 #mufc pic.twitter.com/svpSetkoEn
— United Xtra (@utdxtra) December 26, 2018
Paul Pogba’s game by numbers vs. Huddersfield:
most touches (114)
most final third passes (40)
most shots (5)
most dribbles completed (4)
most shots on target (4)
most chances created (3)
3 interceptions
2/2 tackles won
2 goalsComplete midfielder. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/aBOazJAb0y
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 26, 2018
4 – Paul Pogba has been involved in four goals in two Premier League games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (2 goals, 2 assists), the same total he had registered in his last 12 games under Jose Mourinho (1 goal, 3 assists). Upturn. pic.twitter.com/BzQA8KEHZo
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 26, 2018
Paul Pogba has now been directly involved in as many league goals this season as he was in 2016/2017 (9).
Stepping up to be Utd’s best player. 🇫🇷🔥 pic.twitter.com/TifBz1qOqv
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 26, 2018
Paul Pogba enjoyed himself today. This is his club and he wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Another great performance from him today. 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 2 games since the real virus left. pic.twitter.com/wXpTtpzIEv
— The Man Utd Way (@TheManUtdWay) December 26, 2018
Two assists, won a free-kick that lead to a goal and now a goal for himself in two games since Mourinho was sacked.
Pogba was never the problem, if you hadn’t realised.
— Jordan Clarke (@FourFourJordan) December 26, 2018