Manchester United vs RB Leipzig: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains decision to drop Paul Pogba
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Manchester United vs RB Leipzig: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains decision to drop Paul Pogba

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the decision to leave Paul Pogba out of the starting line-up for Manchester United's Champions League decider against RB Leipzig was purely tactical. Pogba was named among the substitutes at the Red Bull Arena following comments by his agent Mino Raiola, who said that the midfielder is "unhappy" at Old Trafford and will not sign a new contract. But Solskjaer selected Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic to play as a central midfield pairing ahead of Pogba and said that Raiola's comments had no bearing on the decision. United only require a point to qualify from Group H and reach the Champions League knock-out stages but defeat will see Solskjaer’s side finish third and drop into the Europa League.

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