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20th January 2021
10:53pm GMT

Paul Pogba volleys home against Burnley. (Credit: Getty Images)[/caption]
United's plan against Liverpool was clearly to stay compact and to not get stretched too much in the first half. They rarely flooded forward in heavy numbers but it was Pogba, playing on the right side of the front three, that got furthest up the field to support Rashford.
In the second half, and even more so when Edinson Cavani replaced Anthony Martial, Pogba dropped back and got on the ball more. He held a greater sway on events as United finished the stronger of the two sides and carved out three good scoring chances.
The best of those chances fell to Pogba in the final 10 minutes but, just eight yards out from goal, he blazed his shot straight at Alisson in the Liverpool goal. It was a good save, but Pogba let out a roar, knowing he should have done better.
At Craven Cottage, minutes after the final whistle blew and his superb strike had proved the match-winner against Fulham, Des Kelly of BT Sport brought up a story from Anfield.
KELLY: And you went around the dressing room in Anfield, after the game, saying sorry to your teammates after missing that late chance. POGBA: It's not like I apologised to my teammates, but I was really mad, really mad. I was really close to a goal and I should have done better. Today went in and really happy for that.Expanding on that second half strike against Fulham, which ensures United will be top at the mid-way point of the season, the 27-year-old said:
"I hit it well. I didn't expect the left foot would be like that. If you don't try, if you don't shoot, you don't know what will happen. It was a beautiful goal and beautiful victory. It was important and we had a hard win. We knew it would be like this. We did it the hard way and the beautiful way."https://twitter.com/HitLA55396317/status/1352021204304093186 With Fernandes still capable of moments of magic, and never far away from a goal involvement, Fred looking good in midfield again and Edinson Cavani scoring again, this United team are in the hunt. Paul Pogba showing us all what he is capable of adds massively to United's title credentials.
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