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PAUL POGBA surprisingly admitted he was “out of breath” when his “stupid mistake” put pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The £ 89 million Manchester United midfielder dropped Hector Bellerin for a 69th minute penalty scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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He ruined Solskjaer’s 100th game in command when the Gunners ended a 14-year wait for a league win at Old Trafford.
The defeat left United in 15th place and club legend Roy Keane warned Solskjaer that his failures will cost him his job.
Pogba, who apologized for his mistake, said: “I shouldn’t have given away a penalty like that, but maybe I was a little out of breath and it made me make this stupid mistake.
“I cannot expose a fault like this.
“I thought I would touch the ball but I didn’t, and today it cost us the game with a penalty.
“I raised my hands for this mistake, it shouldn’t happen.
“We know it’s a poor performance and we weren’t good enough.
“We have to do better, it starts with me.
“The team backs me up, but I hate myself for taking a penalty and losing the game 1-0 because of a stupid mistake.
“I will learn from that. I’m not the best defensive player in the area. I can work on that. “
United have managed just one point from four Premier League games at Old Trafford this season, a dismal streak that includes a 6-1 loss to Tottenham.
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Coach under pressure Solskjaer, whose team beat RB Leipzig 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, said: “It was a soft penalty to give away and Paul knows he should have done better.
“We never appeared in the first half.
“Home or away it doesn’t matter now due to the absence of crowds.
“Now you have to create your own atmosphere, but we were passive, we couldn’t get the intensity and pace of our game. We weren’t at the races. “
Former United captain Keane stormed the squad, crushing Pogba and forwards Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani.
Keane was furious: “Ole will lose his job working with this group of players as sure as night follows day.
“The pressure will now increase the longer this goes on.
“They are just adrift. I’m just not sold on these players.
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“I don’t see any leaders among the experienced players, I am really worried about United.
“He’s expected to roll up his sleeves, that’s what Man United characters are all about.
Like Nobby Stiles, lionheart. I don’t see it out there. “
United captain Harry Maguire admitted: “It’s not good enough.
“Maybe we were a little complacent because we had won well in the middle of the week and people were patting us on the back. That should never happen. “
Aubameyang ended Prem’s five-game streak without a goal to secure Arsenal’s first league win on the road against one of the Big Six in 30 games.
He said: “It’s been a long time since we won here, so this is a great result for us.”
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta added: “This victory builds confidence and brings everyone together and now we are creating expectations.
“We have won against United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool and we want to beat them all the time.”
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