Swansea City 0-4 Manchester United; 5 Talking Points, Premier League 2017-18

Swansea City v Manchester United - Premier League
United were on fire in Wales as they smashed Swansea for 4

5. Paul Pogba seems free of the massive burden that his price-tag carried last season

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Swansea City v Manchester United - Premier League
Of course, he dabbed that dab

"We're more confident, we know each other, we work for each other and that makes it easier for us." - Paul Pogba spoke with that breezy confidence of his as he handed the broadcaster's man of the match award to the excellent Henrikh Mkhitaryan... but much of the emphatic nature of this win owes it to the athletic brilliance of Paul Pogba.

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The arrival of Nemanja Matic appears to have freed him up to do as he will (as 2 assists and 2 goals in 2 games tells you) - and his non-stop running from box-to-box is paying the dividends United expected off him when they shelled out £89.6 million for their former Academy trainee. Like one twitter user summer it up:

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He shares an easy relationship with his fellow central midfielder while his off-field relationship with Lukaku seems to have transcribed itself onto the field. Add to that his increasingly good reading of Mkhitaryan's and Mata's game (and vice-versa) and it's adding to the lethality of United's attack.

This is the Pogba that everyone wanted to see, and this just may be his year. Just check out the audacity of this finish:

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Edited by Anirudh Menon
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