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Man Utd fans swept away by Paul Pogba and Daley Blind’s stand-off in France v Holland
MANCHESTER UNITED team-mates Paul Pogba and Daley Blind were involved in an epic stand-off as France faced Holland in a World Cup qualifier.
Man Utd's Pogba and Blind have stand off during France v Netherlands
France won convincingly as they thrashed their opponents 4-0 last night, helped by the Dutch being reduced to 10 men in the 60th minute.
While Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar stole the show for their goals, United fans were quick to take to social media to celebrate the performance of their star players.
One moment in particular stood out.
Pogba received the ball out wide and looked to take it past Blind, before striding backwards with close control.
Paul Pogba and Daley Blind were involved in a 20 second stand-off
Pogba mercilessly school his United teammate D Blind
After a couple of close dummies, he kept the ball majestically tight to his feet as Blind worked hard to counter the attacking threat.
After 20 seconds of stalemate, Pogba spotted an oncoming player and managed to pass his way out of trouble.
Manchester United and other football fans took to Twitter to praise both Blind and Pogba after the play.
One said: “Pogba mercilessly school his United teammate D Blind #WorldCupQualifiers”
Daley Blind stood his ground against Paul Pogba
While, another said: “Pogba danced around for 20 seconds and got nowhere. Blind”
A third added: “You just know Blind’s seen him doing that in training.”
France next play Luxembourg on September 3, while the Netherlands face Bulgaria.
Paul Pogba and Daley Blind entertained
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