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ANNOYING: Dean Smith thought the VAR should have intervened after Paul Pogba was punished. Here he thanks Ole Gunnar Solskjær for the match. Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY / AFP
(Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa) Dean Smith was clear in his opinion on the penalty kick that decided the game. At the same time, Paul Pogba receives a lot of praise for the match he played.
– I think Michael Oliver should have been sent to the VAR screen. If there’s so much doubt, you should take a closer look at it, Dean Smith tells Sky Sports.
The Aston Villa manager believes Michael Oliver should have taken the opportunity to go to the VAR screen.
– It was not a clear penalty. I saw it after the game. At first I thought it was a clear penalty, but Pogba stumbled alone.
See the situation here:
In the TV 2 studio, they captured a situation where the Frenchman apparently asked Luke Shaw to land inside the penalty area a few minutes earlier.
The defender passed the ball past Matty Cash, who stretched out his foot, but Shaw remained standing.
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Pogba turned to the rear left and with clear hand gestures toward the ground twice, he left little doubt as to what he meant.
– It’s kind of funny, because I actually thought Shaw should go there. Many players would leave their foot and be punished, and Pogba tells him so. It doesn’t look good, says soccer expert Trevor Morley.
– But are you encouraging Shaw to come down? asks TV 2 host Jon Hartig Børrestad.
– Yes of course. I think so. In that situation I thought there could be a penalty, and Pogba perceives exactly the same, says former national team goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt, who does not want to claim that “Pogba encouraged cheating.”
PENALTY: Here Paul Pogba goes to the ground and scores a penalty in a duel with Douglas Luiz. Photo: Carl Recine / POOL / REUTERS POOL
At the same time, Trevor Morley adds that he thought Paul Pogba played a good game, and he is far from the only one.
In the Manchester Evening News, only David de Gea, Eric Bailly and Fred score as high on the stock market as Paul Pogba (8 out of 10).
– Pogba’s best performance all season, writes Samuel Luckhurst, who follows Manchester United closely.
– If Pogba plays like this every week, United fans won’t care what the agent says.
Athletic writer Oliver Kay also praises Paul Pogba’s achievement.
– A healthy Bailly and a concentrated Pogba make a big difference, he writes on Twitter.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær also praised the Frenchman’s achievement.
– It’s getting better and better. I think he played well today. They are a physical team and Paul is one of those who can hold the ball for us, Solskjær tells Sky Sports.
However, he was not happy with everything.
– I think sometimes we, not just Paul, are too eager to play the decisive pass, says the Norwegian.
Manchester United are now ready with Liverpool.
– I am very happy with the three points and happy with the performance, but I think we should have decided the match much earlier. There is a lot that we can improve and we still cannot take off, says Ole Gunnar Solskjær in an interview broadcast on TV 2 after the match.
