In Mourinho’s words; “Pogba was a monster on the field, and was rightly awarded the man of the match”.
Pogba who joined the Manchester United setup just four days before the match, never looked like he missed pre-season friendlies. He was in his groove, and opened the scoring with a third minute penalty.
United had many chances throughout the match, but their second goal of the match came in the 83rd minute. Man Utd defender Luke Shaw scored his first senior goal after an excellent through ball from Juan Mata.
The second goal ensured United had three points in their kitty. Jamie Vardy came on as a substitute and scored a consolation goal for Leicester City, but that was not enough to trouble Manchester United.
The goal scorers for United - Pogba and Shaw spoke after the match. The remarks of the two players are followed by Twitter reactions to the match.
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Pogba’s post-match remarks
Paul Pogba who scored the opening goal of the season spoke to Sky Sports after his team win. Here’s what the World Cup winner had to say about his experiences in Russia:
Pogba also reinstated that his focus is now completely on the Premier League.
He also put up a photo on Instagram with the caption - “I’ll always give my best to the fans and my teammates no matter what’s going on”.
The message was in the aftermath of the transfer news about his suspected move to Barcelona.
A post shared by Paul Labile Pogba (@paulpogba) on Aug 10, 2018 at 3:22pm PDT
Shaw’s post-match remarks
Speaking to Sky sports the Manchester United defender had a lot to say about his first goal for Manchester United.
He spoke at length about the hard yards put in by him.
He concluded by talking about his aspirations to play for England.
Twitter reactions
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