Pogba aims for Premier League glory this season

Pogba aims for Premier League glory this season

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says he is not interested in personal glory with Manchester United this season, aiming only for team accolades.

Pogba signed for United for a club-record £89m fee from Juventus last summer. His first season at the club came with mixed reviews, scoring 9 goals and assisting 5 times. Many agreed that a player costing that much should provide more in front of goal, something Pogba admits he is aiming for this season.

“I hope to get more goals,” said Pogba, speaking at the unveiling of a mural created by world renowned graffiti artist, Alec Monopoly at Old Trafford. “I hope this season I won’t touch the post so much like I did last season.”


“I know the occasions will come and I will always create something. But it is the result for the team that matters. You cannot win a game by yourself.”

“It is not about who scores the most goals. It is about the winning. You could score 50 goals this season but you might not win anything. You could score 100 and not win anything. What matters is winning the Premier League.”

“You could make so many assists, so many goals but if at the end of the season you lose the league it doesn’t matter, What you may have done individually is good but what matters is winning trophies.”

The Frenchman also discussed the signing of Nemanja Matic from Chelsea this summer. The defensive midfielder joined for a reported fee of £40m, and has been subject to huge praise for allowing Pogba freedom to roam forward.

“Against West Ham Nemanja was starting behind and I could worry more about attacking,” he added. “I feel good playing that way.”

“But it depends on what the manager wants. What he wants we have to do.”

“With the experience of last season, new manager, new players now it is the second season of Mourinho,” Pogba added. “We all know more about the Premier League.”

“Even if Mourinho has experienced the Premier League before it was at Chelsea. Now he is at Manchester United. It is different.”

“When you know the team more you know how to play alongside them. You get on better. You just get a different feeling. You can see against West Ham everybody was getting along well and playing for each other.”

“It was an excellent start to the season against West Ham but what matters is the end. We have started well but we have to carry on like this.”

“But it is only one game. We have to keep calm, carry on training and keep working and concentrating on the next game.”