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the campaign with an stunning individual performance that saw him set-up four goals in the 5-1 romp over Leeds.
Solskjaer said: “Yes, I expect Paul still to be here on September 1 [after the transfer window has closed].
“If you’ve got a fiveyear contract or a one-year contract, when you sign for Man United you have to rise to the challenge of performing on a consistent level.
“I’m not worried whatsoever that the length of any player’s contract is changing the level of their motivation and inspiration.
“You want to play well for your club, your teammates, yourself, your family... every time you play. What I expect is that the attitude and the approach to every game is the right one.
“That we have the same focus, the right focus, the right professionalism.
“On that, I have no worries about Paul whatsoever.”
Pogba walked away from United to join Juventus in 2012 after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson over a lack of firstteam opportunities.
He returned to the club in a bank-busting deal four years later.
But United’s failure to launch a sustained challenge for either the
Premier League title or the Champions League has seen the Frenchman flirt with both Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain for much of the last five years.
He could have his pick of top clubs on a free transfer next summer.
But Solskjaer, who has spent £120million on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, is now in charge of the strongest United squad since Ferguson’s retirement.
And the United boss believes Pogba can now achieve all his dreams at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer said: “As a footballer, when you look around and you see good footballers next to you that puts another layer of responsibility on yourself and your own performances.
“You have to play well to be in the team, you have to play well to be successful in this team.
“Paul is enjoying his football and I’ve said many times, my job is to make sure we’re getting the best out of Paul and Bruno [Fernandes, below] and all the very good players we’ve got within a team structure.
“For me, to make players stay at
Man United, when you see a good squad and get good results that helps.
“There was no better place to be when I was a player because we kept on
winning.”