Paul Pogba has taken pelters far and wide from fans and journalists a like because of the different haircuts every week, a shoe obsession, spending too many hours on social media, and of course his performances on the field, fairly or unfairly.
Reports emerged yesterday that the Frenchman's agent, Mino Raiola, had offered the Frenchman to Man City in January. While his manager Jose Mourinho, rubbished the report, it appeared to unsettle the midfielder's first half performance.
Failing to track his runner's, misplacing passes, Pogba and his side were obliterated by a rampant Man City in the first half, goals from Kompany and Gundogan, had City 2-0 ahead at half time.
However, Mourinho, needed a reaction in the second half, and he got in spades from the most criticised player inside Old Trafford - two goals in less than 2 minutes sparked an incredible flip-flop as criticism switched to delight.
Paul Pogba throwing his arms in the air. Strolling around and chasing shadows. Man City's midfield have waltzed past him, Herrera & Matic so many times. #MCIMUN 2-0 #MCFC #MUFC
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) April 7, 2018
Studying how Paul Pogba plays, I'm trying to understand why people blame Jose Mourinho when Pogba have a series of bad game. I think the real problem is in Pogba's movement. He seems to move with heaviness while lacking excellence in long range passing. #MCIMUN
— EDAFE MATTHEW ESEOGHENE (@ELEGBETE1) April 7, 2018
What an oustanding first half performance from Paul Pogba’s hair, never lost its shape or verve once. Can it do it in the second half ? Can it do it on a windy Monday night in Stoke #ManchesterDerby
— Brendan Kenny (@BrendanKenny80) April 7, 2018
Man U have been utterly pathetic so far. The game is completely bypassing @paulpogba he needs to come off he is being carried #ManchesterDerby #MCIMUN
— Sam Nundy (@NundySam) April 7, 2018
Twitter reacts to his second half performance:
Perhaps this is the day that Pogba emulates Roy Keane's performance v Juventus in 1999 and hauls United to victory, Or perhaps not...
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) April 7, 2018
Incredible..... Paul Pogba, probably the most disappointing player on the pitch in the 1st half has just popped up from nowhere to equalise. Wow, wow and wow!
— Mark Schwarzer (@schwarzer_mark) April 7, 2018
Leaders stand up when their team is in trouble. Paul Pogba’s just done that. Lots of criticism around him, but when he makes runs forward, he really is class. Let him excel.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) April 7, 2018
That sound you hear is 1,000,000 deleted tweets slagging off Paul Pogba
— James Tyler (@JamesTylerESPN) April 7, 2018
Liam Gallagher is upset with the performance of referee Mike Dean, but its particularly unhappy with the commentary of Martin Tyler,
The refs a cunt Martin Tyler is a bigger cunt as you were LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 7, 2018
What a lovely place Twitter is.
Judging by Pogba's first half performance it would have been no surprise to see Mourinho push him out the revolving door at Old Trafford. However, judging his second half heroics, surely The Special One will now begin to construct this United side around the Frenchman.
