Inside PSG’s Plan to Stop inform Man united Star

Paul Pogba is in red-hot form

Julian Draxler insists Paris Saint-Germain can stop in-form Manchester United star Paul Pogba in their Champions League last-16 tie.

The France midfielder has scored eight goals and registered five assists since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December, with his fine form showing no sign of stopping when he scored twice in United’s 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday.

But PSG midfielder Draxler believes his team-mates have what it takes to silence Pogba, starting in their first leg clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Julian Draxler could start in midfield against Manchester United

He said: “They have got some great players at Man United, especially in midfield, with Pogba and [Nemanja] Matic. They will be key in the game.

“But we’ve got a lot of quality, too. Our players are more than capable. We stopped Paul sometimes in games between Germany and France.

“We’ll see what he does. He can do everything, but we’ve got players capable of stopping Paul.”

Angel Di Maria is likely to start in the absence of Neymar (foot) and Edinson Cavani (thigh).

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