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rtant point to be made about rinho. His record speaks for but for him to return to elitefootball he will surely have to ge his approach. s autocratic style of managet no longer works. lskjaer isn’t necessarily on run because he is a tactical us. He is on it because he ects his stars and treats them men. Players are once again mitting themselves to the because going to work is fun n. k Anthony Martial, scorer of wonder goal that put United up. Or Paul Pogba, scorer of t in nine Premier League es under Solskjaer compared st five in five MONTHS under urinho, the man who inced so many that the club d be better off without their d Cup winner. is his joy,” said Pogba about aretaker boss. “He is just him- self. He is not acting. He gives joy to everyone. He is giving confidence to everyone and you can see on the pitch.
Pogba’s 12-goal tally this season mean he is only the second United midfielder to score 10 or more Premier League goals in a single campaign in the last 16 seasons. The other was Wayne Rooney in 2012-13.
You’d imagine Juan Mata speaks for the entire dressing room when he expresses his delight that their star man is no longer intent on quitting the club.
”Both Paul and Anthony are doing great,” said the Spanish midfielder.
“I am happy for Paul. He is carrying the team and showing what a great midfielder he is, how complete he is.
“He has everything, and he is showing it on the pitch.” FROM FRONT PAGE
Saint-Germain – United’s Champions League opponents. Solskjaer said: “I am glad he is in my team. He has contributed to so many chances, so many goals.
“He is a Manchester United player. He excites the crowd. He excites the manager. He excites his team-mates. And he is a great character around the place.
“He does have similarities to Ronaldo, of course. If he wants to be at Cristiano’s level, Anthony knows what he has to do. It is up to him. He has the talent.” Solskjaer insisted he has struck the balance between Martial racking up the goals and tracking back to help out his defence.
The Norwegian added: “He knows he needs to do some defensive work, but he has got some quality going forward.
“He is electric and his balance, his pace, everything about him is – well, when you are a full-back, you don’t want him running at you. He knows he has to defend.”
United were back in training yesterday morning as they turned their attention to tomorrow night’s big game at Old Trafford.
And the club tweeted a picture of the shirts of two of the brightest young attacking talents in Europe, Marcus Rashford and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe (above), ahead of the glamour clash.