On December 7, Mino Raiola dropped the bomb: “The Pogba-United relationship is over.” The voices against the midfielder were gaining strength and United itself was considering possibility of letting him go in January. However, there were two people who were not willing for this divorce to happen: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paul Pogba. Neither the coach of the Red Devils not even the protagonist of the information had a premature goodbye in mind. In fact, the world champion came to disavow his agent publicly: “The future is far, today is what matters and I am 1,000% involved!”. Well, three weeks after that earthquake, everything has changed. If you had previously been outmatched in the rotation by other players, as Juan Mata, now has regained confidence And much of the blame is on his coach, who has given him a boost in the form of increased minutes. The Pogba at the end of the year is another.
The day after the incendiary statements, the ‘6’ came out from the bench in the decisive clash against RB Leipzig. He could not avoid the defeat, and consequent elimination of the Champions League, of his team, but he was one of the most outstanding players in the scarce half hour that he was on the field (he scored the 3-2 half with Konaté). From there he has started 3 of the next 5 games, playing 90 minutes in all of them (something he had simply done three other times this year). He only did not participate in the resounding victory against Leeds (6-2) and came out in the second half in the draw against Leicester (2-2). And it is not just a matter of playing time, but of sensations.
In the Manchester derby (0-0), the first game after the hurricane and the elimination of the Champions League, Solskjaer showed Paul that he still trusted him. After the crash came the statements of the Lagny-sur-Marne showing his involvement. In victories against Sheffield (2-3) and el Wolverhampton (1-0) He has also been in charge of directing the Mancunian engine room. His involvement is no longer in doubt and rumors about his departure in January have been buried.
“The best Paul Pogba …. World class player”
It’s more, has found two allies in two United legends, the Neville brothers. If Gary ranked him as the player to watch for 2021, a fact that made Jamie Carragher laugh; Phil also wanted to break a spear in his favor before the game against the Wolves on Tuesday. “When they played Leipzig, their agent came out and said that he wanted to leave, but, since then, I’ve seen the best of Paul Pogba “Said the youngest Neville in Amazon Prime.
In addition, he directly linked the 27-year-old midfielder with the real possibilities of the Red Devils to fight for the Premier League: “I have to say that I prefer to see United when he is on the field, because he gives them that ‘something’ that could put them on the road to the title. He is a world-class player. “And, if two months ago the team marched in fifteenth position, after the victory against the wolves they have placed second, only two points behind the leader, Liverpool. If Pogba’s situation has changed, United’s has also changed. It is not by chance, since we cannot forget that he is a player who, when he moves away from controversy, is the best in his position. If not, ask Zidane, eternal persecutor of his signing …
