Manchester United: Paul Pogba's return the 'only plus' in dismal defeat at Watford

Manchester United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says that Paul Pogba’s return to neatly being turned into once the “entirely plus” from his aspect’s 2-0 defeat at Watford.

The midfielder, who turned into once launched as a 2d-half replace, had not finished for the explanation that arrangement with Arsenal on 30 September after having ankle surgery.

Pogba, 26, showed some nice touches despite being unable to abet United retrieve the two-goal deficit.

“He gave us that minute bit of edge, quality and urgency,” Solskjaer stated.

“The closing half-an-hour when Paul came on, that turned into once presumably the entirely plus these days.

“He finished some mountainous passes over the live, he had some nice combinations and he had an opportunity himself.

“The boy has been working really laborious to gain fit and presumably he turned into once ready to even play extra but let’s opinion how he reacts to this.”

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While United dominated possession, not for the first time this season they struggled to rework that into meaningful probabilities against a aspect struggling within the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Below Solskjaer, United bear won 73% of the Premier League games by which they’ve had much less possession than their opponents, in contrast to valid 36% when they’ve enjoyed extra.

“Within the first half it will bear without issues had been my testimonial,” added United’s Norwegian boss.

“It turned into once very subdued, unhurried, no urgency, no tempo and the entirely encouragement their crowd bought turned into once when we gave them achieve-performs. And we gifted them two targets within the 2d half as neatly.”

United, who had been delayed arriving at Vicarage Road, went into the game on the relieve of a six-sport unbeaten race within the Premier League.

Then again, the defeat at the Hornets leaves them eighth on 25 points, their lowest points tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1989-90.

“We had been high in self belief on account of we now bear finished neatly not too long within the past but it absolutely valid wasn’t there,” Solskjaer added.

“There turned into once no intent or urgency to rating us deserve to grab the game.

“You might possibly presumably presumably not blame the web site online traffic. We had been a minute bit leisurely but an hour here need to be enough to prepare.

“There’s no excuses the least bit. We ready neatly and there is nothing I’m able to attain my finger on.”