Pogba was back on the bench in United's Champions League group stage against Atalanta, the second time he has stayed on the cold bench in his last three games. With Rashford back, Pogba, who contributed seven assists earlier in the season, can no longer secure an absolute starting position. In the end, the French superstar came on as a substitute for 66 minutes, and his French compatriot Wenger praised his performance, but this did not change the reality: in future strong dialogues, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may once again abandon Pogba. In order to improve his situation, Pogba made a rare public gesture of favor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the entire Manchester United team after the game, especially the core C Ronaldo.
Pogba said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was strongly critical of the squad after United's loss to Leicester City, and his words had a big impact on the players, helping the team reverse Atalanta, which shows that the whole team is still fighting for him. "Something has changed," Pogba told Sony Sports, "there's some positive energy, you can see the strength and the atmosphere on the pitch." Even if we are behind, everyone has always maintained their beliefs. It will take time, but we can get there, starting today."
"We can feel the fans behind us, they're always pushing us. You can feel old Trafford winning with us. Of course I'm confident, otherwise I wouldn't be in the team. It's a big club and if you don't have confidence, you don't have a point here."
Referring to the reasons for United's poor record this season, Pogba said he did not know: "If I knew, I would tell you. But I don't know, no one knows, or they'll give you the answer."
And he admits that coming off the bench is not easy to accept, "you have to be ready," Pogba said, "you know the team is behind, you have to catch up, but you have to follow the rhythm of the game and help the team as much as possible." Good energy, good results, it's a very positive result for the team, for everyone. We know we have to have good performances in the coming weeks, so it's good to be back on the winning track after losing to Leicester City."
Pogba also favored Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford: "It's safe to say that Marcus (Rashford) has been injured for a long time. He returned in good shape, scoring two goals in two games. He's very important to the team and we just want him all the best, like before. Cristiano (Ronaldo) is Cristiano! That's what he's doing today, it's what Cristiano is used to doing. Déjà vu, everyone knows, I don't need to say anything, he's a world champion and has been the best player in the world for years. You can only be in awe of his performance on the pitch."
With only the last 8 months left on his contract and no renewal of Manchester United's Pogba so far, he also vaguely said that he was very happy at Manchester United and enjoyed working with C Ronaldo. Of course, Pogba still said nothing about whether he was about to renew his contract. "I enjoy playing for Manchester United," Pogba said, "Cristiano is special, he's one of the best players in the world and I love playing with him."
Britain's "Sun" revealed that Pogba "escaped a disaster" off the field this week, and his family's 300,000-pound Rolls-Royce luxury car was almost hit by a branch blown down by the storm.