Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City: 5 Talking Points from the game

#2 This might be United’s strongest Midfield combination

Pogba captained Manchester United and scored a goal in an impressive display

United started with Fred, Pogba and Pereira as the 3 Midfielders. And all of them had a strong start to their season. United had 46.2% possession, and had 696 touches on the ball, attempting 482 passes with 82% accuracy. A lot of that was due to the ability of the three in the middle. Fred was full of running but did get caught on the ball a few times. He also picked up a yellow card after his ongoing tussle with Madisson.

But apart from that one blot on his outing, Fred showed a lot of qualities. He closed on his opponents fast and displayed quick feet. He sprayed the balls so well, combining well with Mata out of the defence to initiate counter attacks many times. Alongside him, Pereira had a fabulous first start in the premier league. He combined very well with Fred and Pogba, initiated counter attacks, and wasted very little time on the ball, keeping it moving.

He often dropped between Bailly and Lindelof to pick up the balls and was very responsible in his defensive duties. Matic will have to play out of his socks to keep the young Brazilian out of the team. And then, there was Pogba. Initially, Pogba was everywhere, he was defending he was switching the play, he was pulling off those ridiculous cross-field balls. It was one such brilliant ball to Shaw which ultimately caused Amartey to concede the penalty, which Pogba scored confidently.

His passes were sublime, accurate and his close control seems to have gotten even better over the summer. Pogba did lose his intensity as the first half progressed, but he picked it up in the second half until he was substituted. Pogba should make United fans very happy and should give the rest of the league a cause to worry about. This might very well be Paul Pogba’s season.