West Brom 1-2 Manchester United - 5 Talking Points

#1 Attractive Manchester United coming up in 3, 2, 1...

Just look at those faces

United hearts were crushed as Pogba saw red against Arsenal at the Emirates, a couple of weeks back. This was despite them holding on to a 2-goal advantage at the time. Without Paul Pogba, Manchester United is just another top 6 team.

A team that is effective in putting away the weak and the wounded but one that has far too many inhibitions when it comes to keeping up with the picks of the bunch. The lack of sharpness and incisiveness on the counter without the Pogba link in midfield is disheartening to witness.

Jesse Lingard has vowed to make that no.10 spot his and is putting on impressive displays. But Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic are anchors and have pedestrian fishing skills when on the hunt. Paul Pogba's dynamic game which is adequately enriched by physicality, strength, intelligence and astounding control and vision often elevates United into a free-scoring side.

With the Frenchman in the centre, almost everyone deploys a better version of themselves. For one, Romelu Lukaku won't be so starved of service in his presence. Now that Paul Pogba has served his 3-match ban after sitting out against City, Bournemouth and West Brom, Manchester United can go back to looking like the only team that has anything close to a say on City running away with the title.

And trust me, that is quite something.