28-year-old Frenchman Paul Pogba was sent at the hour mark after calling horror on 26-year-old Keita as Liverpool embarrassed Man Utd at Old Trafford with a 5-0 drunkard on Sunday.
Another dark moment
Paul Pogba, who started on the bench and was sent off as a substitute in the second half, was sacked after a VAR check after a tackle that left his opponent in need of a stretch. Pogba marked another dark moment on a tough day for Man Utd, after goals for Salah, Jota and Keita a hat-trick left Solskjaer under immense pressure at Dream Theater.
After Naby Keita opened the floodgates for the first half of the pibbing to enter the infamous Premier League history for Man Utd supporters, Paul Pogba – surprisingly the pregame bench – was turned on at intervals.
However, his role was meant to be a brief cameo, brought to an abrupt end as he dashed for the ball near the visitors’ box after about a quarter of an hour of action and instead made contact with the Liverpool’s lower ankle. Arbiter Taylor initially brandished a yellow card for the midfielder, but was subsequently betrothed to a pitchside monitor to consult on the challenge and raised his decision to red.
A little about the topic
Man Utd had already conceded five goals – and saw one chalked up for Ronaldo – by the time VAR sent Paul to an early bath to dump further pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. With mentor Ferguson on the stone side in the stands, this could very well prove to be the Norwegian’s defining day in charge of the club, where he made his name and legacy as a player.
While his side was able to close the two-goal gap midweek in the Champions League, it’s hard to avoid the idea that after last year’s Europa League final, his side only pulled back. Even with the addition of Cristiano, initially chained to a heroic return to Old Trafford, which quickly turns into a very different kind of challenge, their defeat at the hands of Klopp’s only highlighted the chasm between them and the Premier League title hunters.