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| Pogba Celebrates after goal |
After being criticised for losing back-to-back Premier League matches including the UEFA Europa League game to Feyenoord, Jose Mourinho bounced back with a fantastic first half rainy goals as record signing, Paul Pogba enticed in the 4-1 demolition of champions Leicester City at Old Traffic.
The game saw Mourinho’s tactics being superb as he left skipper Wayne Rooney to watch the game from the bench leaving Pogba with enough pace to inspire throughout the game.
Pogba, now currently holding the badge of the world’s most expensive player headed in his first goal for the club after Chris Smalling, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford had all found the net in United’s first-half rout to Leicester to refute what happened against Wattford and Swansea.
Jose Mourinho caused a stir by dropping Rooney to the bench, though he stuck with the same 4-2-3-1 system, with Pogba – who has also faced criticism – excelling in a deeper role alongside Ander Herrera. Any concerns over a repeat of the turgid performance away to Watford were soon dispelled, as United’s pace and power pinned Leicester back before Smalling’s header gave them a deserved lead.
The home side showed glimpses of flair play seldom seen under Louis van Gaal or David Moyes, and Mata made it 2-0 when he completed a fine team move on 37 minutes.
Shimmering Leicester soon found themselves out of the game, as Rashford and the brilliant Pogba pounced from two corners in quick succession to give United a first four-goal half-time lead in a home league game since their 6-1 thrashing of Arsenal in February 2001.
Demarai Gray’s sensational strike on 59 minutes gave Leicester a mere consolation as United held firm to move temporarily to 3rd position with Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton having a game at hand.