He may be maddening but no player can galvanise Old Trafford like the one who came to embody José Mourinho’s bleak reign
For any manager parachuted in to pick up someone else’s problems, the nature of the job is to make the best meal out of the ingredients left in the cupboard. Given his qualities, Paul Pogba should be one of the first things any new manager reaches for. The relationship between Manchester United’s marquee midfielder and Ole Gunnar Solskjær may not turn out to be a long one, but it can certainly be important.
Wherever you stand on the Pogba-José Mourinho enmity – whether you sympathised more with one, the other or neither during a deep frost that did neither of them any favours – there is no disputing that Pogba can be a major force for Manchester United. While Mourinho seemed to get a kick out of undermining him – a weird strategy to motivate an important player – outside this spiky chapter Pogba has been able to express his talent readily for Antonio Conte and Max Allegri at Juventus, and for Didier Deschamps with France. Clearly eking more from him than has been on show this season can be done.
Written by Amy Lawrence
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/20/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-paul-pogba-manchester-united under the title “Can Ole Gunnar Solskjær find a solution to the Paul Pogba puzzle? | Amy Lawrence”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
