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Pogba gets going as Van Persie grabs goal on Old Trafford return

In an ideal world Paul Pogba would dominate games and score decisive goals every time he pulled on the No 6 Manchester United shirt but after this performance against Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinho would simply settle for the same again at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

The world's most expensive footballer scored twice in United's Europa League demolition of Fenerbahce and celebrated with the kind of bountiful confidence that seems to come naturally for this young man. If that performance against Liverpool on Monday was on his mind, when he found himself largely passed around at Anfield, then it certainly did not show.

He engaged in the kind of choreographed goal celebrations with his team mate Jesse Lingard that most people over a certain age can only watch with a deep sense of embarrassment on behalf of the participants. But then United did not spend 89 million on a man they hoped would be shy and retiring and Pogba is certainly not that.

After four games as substitute there was a return to the team for Wayne Rooney who must nonetheless wonder whether he has done enough to keep his place for the game against Chelsea. United won two penalties in quick succession in the first half and both times Rooney had the ball in his hands only to defer to Pogba and then Anthony Martial.

There was a goal fake hermes leather handbags late in the game for Fenerbahce's Robin Van Persie, applauded by all sides of the ground with affection but also in the same way a child taking penalties at half time might get some good natured encouragement. In the stand, Sir Alex Ferguson, whose 13th Premier League title was delivered largely thanks to the Dutchman's goals joined in the applause and so did his friend alongside him, Sam Allardyce.

Mourinho was even able to bring on the lesser spotted Marcos Rojo and Memphis Depay as United strolled through the second half. Even so there was no place once again for Henrikh Mkhitaryan who did not even merit a place on the bench and Morgan Schneiderlin was not in the squad either. The result takes United top of the group on goal difference from Feyenoord.

Mourinho had one of his minor touchline rages when Pogba brought down the right winger Alper Potuk close to half time and gave Fenerbahce a free kick and one of their rare sights of the United goal in the first half.

It was a moment that showed how United's 89 million man can often look like a certainty to give away a free kick when he comes bounding over to challenge a smaller opponent. Pogba does all replica hermes handbags sorts of things in the course of a match, good and bad. He can execute a little drag back to take the ball away from an opponent and, in the space of a few minutes, he can fall over his own feet.

United are still looking for one of those stand out performances against a major opponent and there is no question that there is so much that is possible from this remarkably gifted footballer who can dominate with his power and his technique. He was keen to take the first penalty that United won on the half hour and despite a run up that were eerily reminiscent of Simone Zaza's ill starred Euro 2016 semi final miss for Italy, Pogba replica how much is a hermes handbag put his away.

Before then, United had lots of possession but little in the way of chances unless you count Anthony Martial arriving too late at the back post when Juan Mata crossed on 24 minutes. It was Mata who won the first penalty, twisting back onto a good throughball from Michael Carrick and inviting a disastrous challenge from Simon Kjaer who seemed determined to attract the French referee's attention.

Pogba scored that and within three minutes, the French referee Benoit Bastien had given United another. This time it was the unfortunate Sener Ozbayraki who brought down Martial and Pogba allowed his team mate to have the second penalty. An unusual tactic but one supposes that it keeps the goalkeeper guessing. Martial buried his in the same corner.

The best goal of the first half was the third goal. The calamitous Kjaer gave the ball to Rooney on the right and he found Jesse Lingard in the centre. The Englishman had to double back to get the ball and with his back to goal, teed up Pogba perfectly for a right footed shot into the top corner of the Fenerbahce goal.

The Fenerbahce manager Dick Advocaat put Kjaer out of his misery at half time and replaced him. Four minutes into the new half and United struck again, the same combination of Pogba, Rooney and Lingard as it was for the third goal. This time Lingard hit a nicely judged right foot shot from the edge of the area that beat the goalkeeper Volkan Demirel past his right hand.

Van Persie's goal was forced in from close range from the cross of Emmanuel Emenike and the applause grew around the ground as the home support recognised that it was their once great centre forward who had done the business. Certainly the Dutchman seemed touched by the reception he was given

Michael Owen's sole aim in any football match was to score goals and he cannot understand why Rooney passed on penalty duty to Pogba and Martial. I AGREE. (hold me)He's trying to get Pogba started and in form, and Martial's confidence is low, but I'd say the main thing to note about this is that Rooney keeps acting like he's the oldest guy playing 5 a side, letting others get their turn. He's only 31 (nearly) he should want to score as many as possible. Instead he seems happy to just sit back and let everyone else have the fun, almost like he's already been there, done that. Where's the ambition? The desire? He used to be absolutely mad, lunging into everyone, all fired up and swearing. Now he's just. he's like the guy who was screaming, demanding tunes off the DJand standing on tables last night but is all quiet and bashful now it's Sunday.

"It will be a special occasion and a special game for me," he told MUTV.

"I know Manchester United want to be in the Champions League, but it is how it is now and for me it is a very special group in the Europa League. In the last match I had a game against one of my first teams, Feyenoord, and next it's United. I am looking forward to it.

"I am now playing for Fenerbahce and I want to do well for my team but of course it will be special to play 'at home' [Old Trafford] in a great stadium with great fans against a replica hermes handbags outlet great team.

"It will be tough for us. United are the favourites, but you never know what will happen. In general I am looking forward to a nice evening and enjoying the whole experience."

"It's a very difficult week for us. Monday, Thursday, Sunday; Liverpool, Fenerbahce, Chelsea. It's a special week. We have to be ready," he said.

"I don't want to give you the team. Sometimes I do, but this time, no.

"If we play with a team that is not good and strong, we won't have a chance. We will play a really good team knowing two days later we have to play again."

Robin van Persie is set to play his first game in England since he was sold to Fenerbahce in 2015.

After arriving from Arsenal in 2012, Robin van Persie scored 30 goals in his first season at Manchester United to help guide the club to their most recent Premier League title win, and their last under Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Armenian has been limited to a handful of appearances since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund and hopes Thursday's game against Fenerbahce could help him to re find his form.

Manager Jose Mourinho has backed the former Dortmund playmaker to start proving himself after recovering from injury.

"He was injured for quite a long time," said Mourinho.

"Now he is not injured any more. He has been training with the team without any limitation. I cannot confirm if he plays tomorrow. Now he is fit and now it is time for him to go back to the levels we know he can achieve."

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