Jermaine Jenas has said on Match of the Day 2 on BBC One (10:47pm, August 30, 2021) that he does not agree with what Paul Pogba said about his challenge on Ruben Neves during the match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United.
What’s the story?
United won 1-0 against Wolves in the Premier League yesterday, but it was a controversial goal from Mason Greenwood.
In the build-up to the goal, there were suggestions that Pogba had committed a foul on Wolves midfielder Neves.
The United midfielder went for the ball with Neves and caught him.
Wolves players felt that the United star had committed a foul on the Portugal international, but the referee ignored their pleas.
Jermaine Jenas’s take
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jenas believes that it was a foul.
The Match of the Day pundit has also taken issue with what Pogba said after the match.
The France international midfielder said that it was a 50-50 challenge, but Jenas does not agree with him.
Jenas said on Match of the Day 2 on BBC One (10:47pm, August 30, 2021): “Paul Pogba there in the interview that we just witnessed, he said it is a 50-50.
“It’s not. It’s 60-40 in Neves’s favour. It’s a bad touch from Paul Pogba. The ball gets away from him, and he’s reaching and he’s stretching.”
Controversy
It was a very controversial incident that will divide opinion and will be debated upon in the coming days.
United fans will take it, while Wolves supporters will dispute it.
What is interesting is that referee Mike Dean saw the incident and decided not to give a foul.
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