POGBA RULED OUT OF MANCHESTER
DERBY
Paul Pogba was sent off in Manchester United's brilliant
3-1 win at Arsenal , meaning he is set to miss next week's
derby against leaders City.
The midfielder was outstanding at the Emirates Stadium,
creating Jesse Lingard's second goal with a sublime piece
of play, and breaking forward regularly with real purpose.
However, he was dismissed by referee Andre Marriner in
the 74th minute for a challenge on Gunners full-back
Hector Bellerin when over-running the ball.
"I just know Paul is frustrated and a bit disappointed with
his colleague [Laurent] Koscielny for his reaction," said
Jose Mourinho. "But Paul was very frustrated. Everybody
knows he is a clean player and it was not his intention, not
at all, to be close to a red card. I've not seen a TV replay
so I don't know."
Speaking to MUTV , former Reds manager Ron Atkinson
commented: "It didn't look vindictive. It's 100 miles per
hour and there can be accidents like that but I suppose
the referee will say, by the letter of the law, he was left
with no option. But it was a very, very unfortunate incident
that wasn't intentional."
Bellerin had received a booking a couple of minutes
earlier when clattering into Ashley Young with a reckless
tackle while Koscielny later blatantly pulled down Romelu
Lukaku, when the last defender, and was perhaps
fortunate to only see yellow.
Pogba looks set to receive a three-match suspension,
which would rule him out of the derby and also the
Premier League games at home to Bournemouth and
away to West Bromwich Albion. He is definitely still
available for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash
against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford.
Marouane Fellaini was missing from the clash with the
Gunners due to injury but Nemanja Matic played the full
90 minutes, despite worries over whether he was fully fit,
and Ander Herrera performed well as a substitute.
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