Pogba confident United have turned a corner

Record buy Paul Pogba is convinced the anxiety around Manchester United after back-to-back Premier League defeats has been lifted from Old Trafford.

United thrashed Leicester City 4-1 yesterday after putting Northampton to the sword in the EFL Cup in midweek but pressure had been growing on Jose Mourinho’s men after defeats to Manchester City and Watford, plus Feyenoord in the Europa League.

All of the talk in the build up to the game had centered on the form of skipper Wayne Rooney, who was rested against Leicester yesterday, but Pogba is convinced the victory over the defending champions answered any critics.

Manchester United raced into a 4-0 lead before the break, with Pogba – outstanding throughout in the centre of midfield – scoring his first Premier League goal for his new club.

And the Old Trafford record purchase believes the hammering of Leicester could now be the catalyst for a run of form for Mourinho’s men.

“We were focused and we produced a big performance on the pitch. We want to carry on like this,” said Pogba.

“It feels great to get my first goal at Old Trafford. For me it was very good and very important. I hope it won’t be the last one.

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“The first half was almost perfect and that’s why we won the game I think.

“It was our best half since the start of the season. It wasn’t easy for the players in the second half to switch on when we knew Leicester were going to push up to try to score goals but I think we did great.

“The thing we did well was we did great without the ball. It was very important and when we had the ball we just played like I knew we could.”