Man United: Pogba is 'not consistent enough' says pundit
Manchester United boss Solskjaer has only been permanent manager since Thursday but, already, is having to fend off questions over Pogba.
The World Cup winner has openly flirted with a move to Real Madrid, with Los Blancos manager Zinedine Zidane fluttering his eyelashes in the same direction.
Solskjaer has assured Manchester United fans that Pogba will stay, saying today: “I don't like to talk about other teams players of course, but this is another challenge with international breaks.
“Players are available all the time as well and it's a different environment, a general talk.
“Paul is a very nice and polite man who then answered a general question on Zidane who is an icon in France, a fantastic manager.
“He used to be a fantastic player and he's just politely answered that question, but Paul's happy here.
“He's going be a big, big part of who you like to build your team around and that hasn't changed at all.”
And Stig Flemmen, a coach who knows Solskjaer from his time as Molde manager, believes Solskjaer’s lack of ego means he is well-placed to deal with Pogba.
"He's always down to Earth - he's just a normal guy," Flemmen told The Sun.
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"He's a really fantastic person and he knows the United DNA.
"It's unbelievable that he's come from Kristiansund to one of the toughest jobs in the world. It's fantastic for us who know him, we're very proud of it.
"It's the person. He always respects every player and person he meets, he has no ego.
"That's probably why he can handle players like [Paul] Pogba."