Ole singing praises of top dog Pog
CARETAKER manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer heaped praise on Paul Pogba after inspiring Manchester United to another comprehensive win.
The exciting start to the post-Jose Mourinho era continued on Sunday as United took their return to 12 goals and nine points from three matches in the Norwegian’s temporary care.
Pogba, pictured, scored two goals for the second successive match and set up another in United’s 4-1 win over Bournemouth as Solskjaer’s belief in a previously marginalised star bears fruit.
“That is a top, top performance for a midfielder, because it is all round,” the caretaker United boss said. “It’s work rate, it’s dangerous in the box, he wins headers, he wins tackles and there is no showboating. It’s touch, pass, move, and he plays the efficient game, and Paul knows he’s at his best when he plays that game.” TOWN suffered a damaging Premier League defeat to relegation rivals Fulham on Saturday.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s last-gasp winner at Craven Cottage handed all three points to the hosts, who go four points clear of the Terriers in the top-flight table.
Jonas Lossl had saved an 80th-minute penalty for Town, but the Dane’s heroics were not enough to earn Town a share of the spoils.
Here are five things we learned from the weekend clash... to see the back of December, which consisted of seven consecutive Premier League defeats.
That run equals a clubworst record, which was set in 1955.
January brings with it the opportunity to sign players, with Town in desperate need of a goalscorer, but also will signal to Town that the likes of Tommy Smith, Aaron
Mooy, Danny Williams and Abdelhamid
ASabiri will return soon. The club captain is expected back in the first month of 2019, while Mooy, Williams and Sabiri are all thought to be back
in February.
TOWN need to score more goals. Everyone knows that, which is why a striker is the main priority in January.
But the injuries to Mooy, Williams and Sabiri have left the Yorkshire side light in central midfield. That has been highlighted in recent weeks with Jonathan Hogg’s knock forcing Wagner to plug the gap with usual right-back Florent Hadergjonaj.
In addition, although Philip Billing has had a strong season so far in midfield, having the 22-year-old play every game but one in December will take it’s toll and more bodies are needed to give some of the stars an opportunity to recover.
WHAT was very evident at Craven Cottage was just how proud the Town fans are to be in the top flight.
Yorkshire voices filled the air for almost all the afternoon, with the Fulham fans only really getting behind their team on the first whistle and in stoppage time after the goal.
And after Aboubakar Kamara’s