The Irish Mail on Sunday

Time for Pogba to step up and show his worth for United

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been playing a dangerous game by putting all his eggs in the Europa League basket, as Champions league qualificat­ion by finishing fourth in the Premier League was within their grasp.

If they do win then perhaps Mourinho will stop his constant moaning about the fixtures and give us all a break, but if they lose…

Ajax are quite vulnerable defensivel­y but they have a lot of pace and creativity in the side and they are young and energetic and, with their own Champions League qualificat­ion sorted, they don’t have that additional pressure.

It will be tough but United should have enough to win it.

Jose Mourinho has spent on Pogba, the expectatio­n to produce and perform on a big stage like this is enormous, but that is why the club signed him from Juventus.

Another key player will be Marcus Rashford. He has been the bright spark in the team in the absence of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c, and offered a different threat. on the line, there is a huge amount at stake for a club of United’s size.

A commanding performanc­e on the first big European night of his United career, and supporters might forgive what has been a rather underwhelm­ing return to the club so far for the Frenchman.

Considerin­g the amount of money THIS is the week Paul Pogba needs to deliver for Manchester United.

As the world record signing, he has to improve and must play much better than he has on too many occasions this season when United face Ajax in the Europa League final on Wednesday.

With Champions League qualificat­ion

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KEY: Paul Pogba

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