Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised Paul Pogba for playing “the efficient game” with “no showboating” after the midfielder’s impressive showing in a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth at Old Trafford yesterday.
Pogba scored two goals for the second successive match and set up
another as United’s run of wins since sacking Jose Mourinho and appointing Solskjaer was extended to a third game.
Pogba has impressed in all three of those contests – across which the Red Devils have scored 12 times – having been restored to the starting line-up by Solskjaer.
“That today is a top, top performance for a midfielder, because it is all round. 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,” said Solskjaer of the Frenchman .
“There was one flick maybe that he missed halfway through the second half that he knows he could have done better with, but there is not a lot else he could have done.
“As I’ve said to all the players when I speak to them, we want to see the best out of them, we want to see them enjoy themselves and express themselves, within the framework, within how we want the team to play. And all of them, they have really, really performed up to the top standards,” he added.
Pogba produced a close-range finish in the fifth minute, added a header in the 33rd, and then – after Marcus Rashford had made it 3-0 and Nathan Akereplied for Bournemouth – provided the assist as substitute Romelu Lukaku made it 4-1 with 18 minutes to go. He was also inches away from completing a hat-trick when Asmir Begovic tipped his low shot on to a post.
The first goal was created in fine style by Rashford and Solskjaer had plenty of praise for the 21-year-old England forward.
“I’m delighted for him because he’s coming on and he’ll be a top, top player. The way he’s gone about this job, playing up top, the work rate he puts in... he’s got everything,” said Solskjaer.
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