Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has called Paul Pogba one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.
The France international continued his extraordinary run of form on Monday in the FA Cup, as he set up one goal and scored another in the Red Devils’ 2-0 win over Chelsea. Since the arrival of Solskjaer in place of Jose Mourinho as manager back in December, Pogba has been rejuvenated for the Red Devils.
Speaking about his star man after the game, the United boss said he doesn’t think there are many better game-breaking midfielders around and praised the way Pogba bounced back after his red card against Paris Saint-Germain last Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League, per Rob Dawson.
“It was a great response, playing against one of the best defensive midfielders in the world with [N’Golo] Kante next to him.
“We know [Pogba] is one of the best attacking midfielders in the world. He has vision, so the cross for Ander’s goal was fantastic. Then the way he plays the ball out to Marcus [Rashford] and gets into the box for the second was fantastic, too.”
With Pogba a force of nature at the heart of midfield in recent weeks, fresh life has been breathed into the Red Devils campaign.
While challenging for the Champions League is going to be tough after a 2-0 home loss to PSG in the first leg of their last-16 tie, United are in the final eight of the FA Cup and in contention for a top-four finish in the Premier League. They sit in fourth, leading Arsenal and Chelsea by a point.
If Pogba continues to play with this sort of verve, you wouldn’t back against United achieving both of those ambitions. The transformation in his productivity since Solskjaer took charge has been remarkable