And interim United manager Solskjaer says Pogba will continue to take them but says he has back-up options should he start to miss.
"Paul is the penalty taker but we have got players who want to take penalties and that is the key," he said.
"If they want to take it, they can argue among themselves but Paul is the nominated one."
Solskjaer, who scored 126 goals for United as a player, concedes he is not a fan of Pogba’s style and claims he would not be comfortable taking penalties that way.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba will continue to take Manchester United's penalties (Image: GETTY)
But he also praised the Frenchman for delivering under pressure and backed him to continue scoring after inspiring him to five goals in his last five Premier League games.
"He scores them, which is what matters,” the Norwegian added.
“I wouldn’t have done it that way. I would have run to the ball and smashed it, but he kept his calm.
"It took two minutes before he was allowed to take it so that shows how composed he is and I think he enjoys playing football as well.
Pogba opened the scoring against Brighton from the penalty spot (Image: GETTY)
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Ashley Young joked about Pogba's run-up on Twitter (Image: TWITTER)
“In front of the Stretford End, so why don’t you just enjoy it?"
Red Devils veteran Ashley Young also weighed into the debate surrounding Pogba’s technique.
After the win, which made it seven wins in seven games under Solskjaer, the full-back uploaded a cheeky update on Twitter.
Alongside a picture him and Marcus Rashford seemingly watching the penalty, he said: “Yep, he’s doing that run up again.”