After Manchester United won 5-1 in the Premier League opening game on Saturday, former Liverpool midfielder Gram Souness lashed out at Paul Pogba. Instead, Souness praised Mason Greenwood as “the real star of the show.”
Pogba helped Manchester United score four of the five goals in the game against Leeds United at Old Trafford, and Solskjaer’s team started their 2021-22 season in a stylish way. Bruno Fernandez performed a hat trick, while the other two goals were scored by Fred and Greenwood.
Souness PogbaSaid that the French midfielder’s contribution to Manchester United’s 5-1 victory was not outstanding. The club paid a record transfer fee of $123 million in 2016, which is expected.
“For me, the star of yesterday’s show was Greenwood. For a little boy, I think he was sensational,” he said on Sky Sports after the Red Devils won at Old Trafford.
Hearing the news, his fellow expert Mika Richards smiled and pointed out that Pogba had sent four assists. In response, Souness replied: “We expect to get it from someone who is 100 million pounds (134 million U.S. dollars). I’m just about to get to the point. They spent 70 pounds (97 million U.S. dollars). [Jadon] Sancho, maybe this may be something that looks back and thinks: “Do we need to spend that money?” Because that boy is a player, a terminator, I think he will become a top player. “
Souness’s comments angered former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand, who expressed his disappointment on social media.
In response to a Twitter post commented by Souness, Ferdinand wrote: “Come on Graham.”
Pogba has entered the final year of the contract Manchester UnitedAlthough Solskjaer is optimistic about the Frenchman’s future at Old Trafford, there are also speculations that Pogba wants to leave the club.
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“The last 18 months have been weird. The only interaction was through the media. You watched the game on TV in order to reunite with fans like Paul and Bruno. [Fernandes] The important thing is that this is the real Manchester United, this is how I sold Manchester United to Edinson [Cavani]You can’t leave without fans for a season. Will this help convince him?In short: Yes, “Solskjaer is Quotation says In a recent interview.
