He first starred in the 2017 League Cup final against Southampton, which resulted in a 3-2 victory thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s spectacular late winner. The Swede scored two goals and, full-time, Mourinho highlighted both Zlatan and Paul as outstanding United players.
A few months later, United advanced to the UEFA Europa League final in Solna, Stockholm, and it was Pogba who opened the scoring against Ajax and started a convincing 2-0 victory just days after the match. tragic Manchester Arena bombing.
The following 2017/18 season saw a promising second place finish and arguably Paul’s most admired performance in a red shirt, in the chaotic and memorable Manchester derby of April 2018.
Crosstown’s rivals City went to the Etihad match knowing that a victory would give them the title, and with United forced to stay and watch the celebrations that would inevitably follow.
We found ourselves 2-0 at halftime, with the Blues on the brink. A tortuous second half seemed imminent, but Pogba scored two goals in quick succession to equalize the score and silence the City crowd. Chris Smalling soon put United at the helm, completing one of the most notable changes in derby history.