Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Condemns Racial Abusers, And Pacifies Pogba
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer men were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in their last premier league outing against Wolves when Paul Pogba kick was saved by Rui Patricio. United boss expects Manchester United fans to rally around for Paul Pogba after he suffered racist abuse on social media due to his penalty miss.
Solskjaer told reporters on friday;
“I expect it to happen, we can all see Paul was disappointed when he missed the penalty. He doesn’t deserve this,”
“When you sign for Man United you become a Manc. Once a Manc, always a Manc. He gives his absolute everything for the club every week.
“I know people expect him to do absolutely everything on a football pitch.
“He’s got so many qualities. We’re seeing different qualities from Paul this year compared to last season and he’s a leader in the group. I expect the fans to be behind him.”
“He expects a lot from himself as well,” he said.
“We expect a lot from him but we know that we can’t get Roy Keane, Veron, Scholes, Giggs and Cantona in one player. It’s hard. He’s a top, top player.
“We do expect a lot from our players and we have high hopes this season. Hopefully we can be consistent and challenge when we come to April and May and Paul plays a big part in that.”
“You become thick-skinned playing football and being high profile, as our players are,” he said.
“Apart from using common sense, sometimes you’ve just got to turn a blind eye to it. We know that these people are not the majority, it’s a few select ones who hide behind a mask.
“When I spoke to Paul I didn’t get the feeling that he struggled with it. He’d not been sat down reading a lot.
“Some, and I think Paul is one of them, get stronger from criticism. I enjoyed criticism but when it gets personal and when it gets to race then it’s a different thing. There’s a certain point, a limit.”