Paul Pogba has thanked Jose Mourinho for letting him take a crucial penalty against Young Boys after he missed his last spot-kick against Burnley.
The United boss, meanwhile, praised the Frenchman, who scored twice in the 3-0 win in the Stade de Suisse, for having the “courage” to step up again.
“I didn’t have any doubts about taking the penalty,” Pogba told MUTV. “I know I missed [against Burnley] — Joe [Hart] got me that time.
“I have the confidence of the players to let me take it so I thank them for that and thanks the manager for letting me take it as well. The most important thing is to put the ball in and that’s what happened and I’m happy.”
Pogba’s first strike was a spectacular effort from the edge of the box but it was the penalty just before half-time that put United in complete control after a nervous opening 30 minutes.
“The first was a great goal and the second, I like the player to have the courage to take a penalty after one that he missed,” Mourinho said. “I like that. He missed against Burnley but the next penalty the team has he is there to take it and make it 2-0 and to kill the game for us.”
Pogba’s two goals doubled his Champions League tally and took him tor four for the season — just two shy of his total for the entire campaign last year.
He managed nine for United in his first season at Old Trafford and 10 for Juventus in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
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