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Manchester United star Paul Pogba has revealed that his replacement against PSG was part of the plan. The French international was notably absent from Tuesday’s Champions League tie. But the 27-year-old ended up playing a vital role as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team took all three points.
Manchester United surprised PSG on an extraordinary night in France.
Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring for the Red Devils, with the Portuguese international scoring a penalty on the second attempt after Keylor Navas had saved his initial effort.
Anthony Martial’s own goal seemed to have earned PSG a point, with the French international heading for his own goal with his eyes closed.
But, in the final stages, United attacked again.
Pogba, replaced by Alex Telles, sent the ball to Marcus Rashford, whose fierce effort surpassed Navas and entered the net.
And, speaking to RMC Sport, the 27-year-old revealed that his presentation had been planned to help United win all three points at the Parc des Princes.
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“I don’t know why, but I can only say that it was not our level, in the movement of the ball, in the possession, in the counterattack, in the challenges, in the intensity.
“By far one of our worst games, one of our worst early days.
“The good news was that it couldn’t be worse. Okay, we were down 1-0, it’s easy to play better in the second half and we had to take a step forward, it was clear,” Tuchel added after star forward Neymar failed. score in four consecutive Champions League appearances for the first time since November 2013.
“We tried to make some tactical changes due to Idrissa Gueye’s injury, we tried to bring in a more offensive player, which was a risk that we paid for in the end as well. It was like that today.
“From start to finish, it felt like we were never at our highest level, and we weren’t really in the match as if it was absolutely necessary at this level.”
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