Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated his desire to keep Paul Pogba after again drawing attention in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Southampton.
Pogba provided four assists in a 5-1 loss to Leeds United last weekend and the midfielder established Mason Greenwood’s equalizer at St Mary’s on Sunday after a home side goal of Fred took gave Saints a lead in the first half.
Former Juventus player Pogba has become the first player to provide five assists in the first two games of a Premier League campaign.
The 28-year-old is in the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain, but Red Devils boss Solskjaer is hoping he will extend his time at Old Trafford.
Asked about Pogba’s future, Solskjaer said: “That will be the question every week now until he does. [sign a new deal].
“Like I have said all the time, Paul is a top player and I am not involved in the discussions between the club and his representatives, but he knows how much I care about him and we want him play well for us. “
He added: “He’s been very good. Paul came in brilliant, with his own personality. He’s slim, he worked hard in the summer and he’s having fun.
“I think we’ve seen that Paul wants to contribute. Of course you don’t see him in the locker room or in training, but he’s really determined, he’s showing his winning mentality and I’m very happy with him.”
United felt they should have been awarded a free kick for fouling Jack Stephens ‘Bruno Fernandes just before the Saints’ opening goal.
Solskjaer was perplexed that referee Craig Pawson and VAR didn’t see anything untoward and thinks officials are too lenient at the start of the new season
He said: “We should do better. If we don’t get the foul we have to make sure we block the shot, put your body on the line and make sure they don’t shoot at the target.
“That being said, it’s a fault. He crosses Bruno with his own hip and arm across him and I’m a little worried, but we have to watch him because you can’t go from extreme to extreme. other … from volleyball or basketball last year to rugby now.
“I liked the milder, more men’s football way, but it’s still basically a foul. You can see early on that they got the crowd moving with a few tackles and we suffered a few tackles, which they thought at first. Like. “
Solskjaer has also revealed winger Amad Diallo may be on loan before the transfer window closes.
The former Norwegian striker said: “He’s a top player and what he’s been doing in training the last week or so since coming back from the Olympics has been really impressive. If we find the right place to him, we’ll probably let him go, otherwise, he’ll be on the team very soon.
“He trains with us and is doing very well, I’m sure if he stays he will contribute, but if the right offer comes through, of course we have to consider it.”
