Man Utd boss Solskjaer admits Pogba 'sloppy'

Football
1 Sep 2019 • 8:43 AM MYT
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was critical of Paul Pogba after their 1-1 draw at Southampton.

Daniel James gave United a 10th-minute lead but Jannik Vestergaard levelled in the second-half to earn a point for 10-man Southampton, who had Kevin Danso sent off.

Pogba was particularly poor in a wasteful United side that again failed to break down a reticent rearguard. The France international regularly ceded possession with his errant passing and Pogba was dispossessed time and again.

"I think we as a team after about half-an-hour started giving sloppy balls away and Paul was one of them," Solskjaer said. "He wasn't any different to anyone else.

"We as a team didn't play well but in the last 20 minutes or half-an-hour he did create loads for us going forward. Everyone expects everything from him every game, he has to defend, he has to attack, he has to win headers, he has to dribble past people, he has to make passes. That's just Paul and he'll thrive on that. And he got a bad knock on his ankle."