Why Pogba Was Man Of The Match At Swansea

Paul Pogba was the deserving winner of our Man of the Match award for his performance in the 4-0 win over Swansea, after scoring once and providing two assists at the Liberty Stadium.

The in-form France international collected 64 per cent of votes cast by Reds supporters on Twitter to finish well clear of his fellow nominees Eric Bailly (22%) and Phil Jones (14%).

Pogba was involved in Bailly's opener as the Frenchman's header was tipped onto the crossbar before the Ivorian defender converted the rebound. Paul then netted the Reds' third goal with a neat chip after being played in by Henrikh Mkhitaryan, prior to rounding off his performance with an assist for Anthony Martial.

With help from Opta, we've looked into Pogba's display against Swansea and you can delve into his key statistics below, as well as his numbers for the Premier League campaign so far:

POGBA v SWANSEA
Total shots: 3
Shots on target: 2
Goals: 1
Passes completed: 61
Passing accuracy: 81 per cent
Chances created: 3
Assists: 1
Duels won: 8
Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 2

POGBA IN 2017/18 PREMIER LEAGUE
Total shots: 4
Shots on target: 3
Goals: 2
Passes completed: 115
Passing accuracy: 83 per cent
Chances created: 5
Assists: 4
Duels won: 17
Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 2

AN EXCELLENT START
By scoring against West Ham at Old Trafford, Pogba joined an exclusive club of Reds goalscorers to have netted on the final day of one season and the opening day of the following campaign.

The 24-year-old also equalled a personal record when he found the net at the Liberty Stadium, as his strike marked his third goal in three consecutive league appearances, a feat he has previously achieved only once before, during his time at Juventus (in January 2015).

The Frenchman now has 11 goals in his 61 outings across all competitions for United.