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Hand ball Paul Pogba coloring the draw Manchester United with West Ham 1-1. Center back as well as MU captain Harry Maguire defending his teammate’s actions.
Playing at Old Trafford on Thursday (7/23/2020) at dawn WIB, MU as a whole dominated the match. With 53% possession, MU created 11 trials (4 on target) West Ham gave birth to 12 trials (3 on target).
However, the Hammers stealing a goal at the end of the first half after Pogba’s offense. In a free kick situation in the MU penalty box, Pogba parried Declan Rice’s kick so the referee should point to the white point. Michail Antonio took the penalty kick and successfully sent David de Gea in the wrong direction to bring West Ham a 1-0 lead.
MU efforts to get a goal back finally materialized. Mason Greenwood completing Anthony Martial’s pass, the result of his collaboration with Pogba.
Pogba’s hand ball action got the spotlight, one of them from a former MU defender who is now a Sky Sports pandit Gary Neville. However, Maguire believes Pogba only reacts naturally to protect his face from enemy fire.
“You could say that was a natural reaction from Paul,” Maguire told Sky Sports. “Should he do it? He should probably take the ball with his face.”
“However, he already apologized there. He raised his hand, he knew he should not have done that. But it was a minor offense because maybe the ball would not be a goal, and you were given a penalty and they had an extraordinary opportunity to excel. “
This one number helps Manchester United penetrate the Champions League zone. MU sit in third place in the standings after collecting 63 points from 37 matches, equal to Chelsea (4) and one point ahead of Leicester City (5).
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