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Paul Pogba: Sky Sports pundit rinses Man Utd star before Brighton penalty
PAUL POGBA was rinsed by Sky Sports Matt Le Tissier before his penalty against Brighton.
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Manchester United were awarded a penalty in the first half of the game at Old Trafford after Gaetan Bong fouled Pogba in the area.
And it was Pogba who stepped up to United in front after 27 minutes for his tenth goal of the season.
But while analysing the game for Sky Sports Soccer Saturday pundit Le Tissier said: “Come back to me, he’s just started his run up.”
But the United midfielder took a shorter run up than those he was doing at the start of the season and beat David Button from 12 yards.
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BBC Sport pundit said: “After a long wait to take the penalty, Paul Pogba started his stuttering run-up. It brought groans from the home supporters, after which Pogba strode up and smacked it into the net.”
Kevin Kilbane said: "It was a brilliant first touch from Paul Pogba to create the problem. Gaeten Bong is always reaching for it and it's a penalty, it's a definite foul."
Pogba celebrated with the Bebeto style baby celebration after becoming a father for the first time.
Pogba’s goal put United on course for a seventh win in a row under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Marcus Rashford adding a second before the break.
Brighton did pull one back but United hung on for another three points.
The Norwegian took over from Jose Mourinho in December and has got the team flying.
The victory today sees them overtake Arsenal into fifth and close the gap on Chelsea before they play each other later today.
Solskjaer stuck up for Pogba after former boss Mourinho had taken a thinly veiled swipe on beIN Sport when he said: "In modern football there is a problem between the coach and the player.”
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But the caretaker manager said: “Times are changing.
"I'm old enough to have worked with older players than me and older managers, so I know that type of player and that type of management school.
"But I'm young enough and I've got kids, I've got an 18-year-old myself, and I've worked with young players back home. It is a different era.
"Those values, beliefs and principles don't change."