​Owen questions whether Man Utd manager Solskjaer trusts Pogba | OneFootball

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·11 May 2021

​Owen questions whether Man Utd manager Solskjaer trusts Pogba

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Former Manchester United and Liverpool striker Michael Owen is not sure whether Paul Pogba has the full trust of his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Frenchman has played a key creative role for the Red Devils in recent weeks, often being deployed in a left wing position.


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Pogba helped United come from behind to defeat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.

"I know every Manchester United fan around the world would agree: get Paul Pogba in alongside one sitting midfield player," Owen told Premier League Productions.

"Then you can get an extra body going forward, the likes of [Edinson] Cavani and you can put [Bruno] Fernandes in behind with the two normal wide players.

"However, as it is, you have to put Cavani on the bench because you don't trust Pogba in the middle as a sitting midfielder so you have to stick him out wide. It's a conundrum.

"Whenever they play against a very good side, he [Solskjaer] goes back to basics. He goes back to thinking, 'I need those two protective midfield players'.

"When he's playing an average team at home, he'll go and play all his stars. He lets the shackles off.

"But I don't think he totally trusts Pogba in that role as a centre midfield player alongside one of them."

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