MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is adamant Paul Pogba will stay at Old Trafford amid links to Real Madrid and Juventus.
Pogba said a “question mark remains” over his future following United’s 4-0 rout of Chelsea in their Premier League opener on 11 August.
While the Premier League’s transfer window has already closed, the La Liga and Serie A markets remain open until 2 September – prompting ongoing speculation about a possible move to Madrid or a sensational return to Juventus.
Solskjaer, however, has no concerns over star midfielder Pogba ahead of United’s trip to Wolves on Monday.
“You [the media] always put question marks around Paul,” Solskjaer said. “I don’t think it’s odd saying, ‘[I] enjoy playing, I have fun with my team-mates, I enjoy what I’m doing, I love my job and enjoy the game.’
Of course that sentence with the question mark about him, there’s always question marks about Paul. There’s not one press conference that I’ve not answered a question about Paul Pogba. 80% of what he said was that he enjoyed that game and his time here.
“I’ve got absolutely no concerns on Paul. For me, yeah, he’s going to stay.”
Meanwhile, Solskjaer admitted United have too many centre-backs following the world-record arrival of Harry Maguire from Leicester City.
With Maguire now at the Theatre of Dreams, Solskjaer’s options also include Victor Lindelof, Axel Tuanzebe, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Eric Bailly, who is recovering from a serious knee injury.
Argentina international Rojo was linked with a deadline-day move to Everton but a transfer did not materialise.
“I do have too many centre-backs to keep everyone happy,” said Solskjaer. ”But we need to win games, we need to perform, so we’re going to pick the players that will give us the biggest chance to win games.”
“They’re all quality centre-backs and I know that we will need quite a few of them,” added Solskjaer. “Of course, Eric’s injury means that at the moment I’ve got six fit ones, which is maybe one too many to keep everyone involved.
“But then that’s our jobs, to make the most of what we have now, and for them as well to make sure every day in training.
“And when they get the chance, because they will – we’ve got loads of games, play well when you get it. All of these, Marcos, Phil, Chris – they’ve been here for a long time and they’ve proven that they can do it.”
- Omni
Well done Meath. Great game. Excellent advertisement for Ladies GAA.
Hard luck, Kayleigh, and the rest of the Kerry team. Better luck next year.
@Padraig O Muirthile: the skill in that game was better than any game in gaa this year hurling football or whatever
Fabulous game, that’s a great Meath team. A joy to watch their passing, no glory hunters, all full team players.
Congratulations great game of football
@Derek hutchings: Not sure about it being a great game. Outside of their opening burst of scores Kerry only scored 5 times for the rest of the game. That’s about 1 score every 10 minutes.
Super defensive showing by Meath but Kerry looked decidedly naive. Kerry will learn from today (both management & players) and will be better if they reach the final again next year.
Am I the the only one who thought referee was officious and ruined many aspects of the game by not applying the advantage. It was a great game which could have been much better if allowed flow.
@Liam O’Flaherty: Maggie does always try make the game about her. When she does linesperson the ref spends most of the game getting called over by Maggie.
@Michael Anthony: as a neutral I thought she ruined what could have been a classic. Both teams must have been frustrated by her.
@Liam O’Flaherty: I thought that as well I think the GAA need to change some of the rules like not been able to do a fair shoulder and tackle a player most of those players if not all go to the gym so would be able for the rough and tumble of the game that’s what ruined it for me
Some team
Great game much better fare than last week
Congrats to meath. Was I the only one who thought it was a poor game
Time to split Meath
@Glen Durney: We could call them Meath & Westmeath
@Cian Mac Eoin: what about East Meath?
@Eugene O Doherty: north Meath. Capital oldcastle
In the first minute Farrelly gave 2 frees against Meath for charging and both were blatant trips. She kept this consistency up throughout the game and did her best to ruin it. It’s almost like a feather in cap for ladies football refs to send Vicki Wall off. Gets pulled and dragged all day, every day and gets sin binned for the abuse she takes.
Great game, thought Emma Duggan was unlucky not to get player of the game
It’s time to split Meath. East Meath and… oh hold on
That’s the tender Palace niteclub ruined again overrun again by red face, un-maked-up ‘ladies’ of sport wearing their sports kit on ze dance floor.