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Paul Pogba admits that Manchester United are still not on the same level as Premier League champions Liverpool before the clash at the top of the table at Anfield on Super sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sits at the top of the table, three points ahead of his former current rivals heading into the match, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports (kickoff at 4.30pm), having won nine of the last 11 matches .
Although Pogba says his team may win their first Premier League trophy since 2013, the France midfielder believes his title credentials will be put to the test on Sunday.
Speaking exclusively to Sky sportsPogba said: “We have improved a lot, we keep improving but we still have a very young team.”
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“Obviously, we cannot say that now we are at the same level as them because they won the Premier League and they are still winning, so the day we win is when we say we are at the same level.
“If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. We want to beat the Premier League winners.
“We know how well they have been playing in recent years, we know their quality and how they play. It has always been a difficult game.
“We know how difficult it will be and we just have to focus and try to stay on top.
“I think we can win it if we keep our focus, but there are many teams that can win it, we are not there yet, we are still very far away.”
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says footballers should respect the guide that asks them to maintain social distancing when celebrating goals
Pogba: We will find another way to celebrate and be happy
Paul Pogba has said that players can find another way to “be happy” amid the new Premier League protocols regarding goal celebration.
Referees have been told to remind players of the need to maintain social distancing as much as possible during matches and when celebrating goals.
“You find another way, you find another way to celebrate, to be happy,” Pogba said.. “But the most important thing is the result. Obviously there are rules and we have to respect that for everyone’s safety.”
And he added: “I had it but that was when I was at home. That is not the problem, as long as everyone is safe, that is the most important thing.”
Souness: Liverpool will be nervous but should get over it
Graeme Souness insists Liverpool will be nervous heading into a match against Manchester United for the first time in years, but should get over it.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Pitch to Post Preview podcast, Souness provided a detailed preview of the Super Sunday clash, which could see United extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points.
Nine wins out of 11 have put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team ahead of the champions, who have suffered with inconsistencies this season, which Souness has largely attributed to Virgil van Dijk’s long-term injury in October.
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Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof to compete for a center-back spot at Anfield
Man Utd – Decision in central defender and position of Pogba
Sky Sports News reporter James Cooper:
“When Anthony Martial was eliminated against Burnley, it seemed like a precaution to me. He looked like he had received a little tug and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thought, ‘This could be in the bag and we need it this weekend against Liverpool.
“The other issue and problem for him is the center-back and if Victor Lindelof is fit enough with that back injury.
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“Eric Bailly’s form has been good, although Man Utd fans will tell you, in the big games, and you remember PSG last season, he has a rickets in him. It is something that he has eliminated from his game so far. seasonal, but most of Man Utd fans are perhaps a little concerned, going into a great game like this, that Bailly and Maguire are the two centrals.
“Bailly gives you a bit more groove than maybe Lindelof, though.
“I think he will go leggy in midfield with Fred and Scott McTominay in midfield. They seem to be his go-to for big games.
“So if you’re going to play that formation with all three attackers and then the only striker, Martial, if he’s fit, he becomes the one in the middle, with Marcus Rashford probably on the right, although he doesn’t like to be in the right – Bruno Fernandes in the middle and Paul Pogba on the left.
“I do not think it does [try to play Edinson Cavani, Rashford and Martial] because he will want to accommodate Pogba. Most United fans would say they’ve seen the best of Pogba playing on the left at this point.
“That’s probably what he’s weighing, whether it’s Pogba playing, or whether it’s Cavani down the middle and Martial down the left, or maybe even Mason Greenwood.
“But Ole has rotated and rested very, very well, so they are fresh for a game like this.”
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