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St Etienne boss Galtier: We need plans for Man Utd stars Zlatan AND Pogba

St Etienne manager Christophe Galtier has stated that he is devising a plan to stop both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba on Wednesday night.

Ibrahimovic put Manchester United in a commanding position in the first leg of the Europa League's Round of 32 clash by scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory for the Red Devils last week and the French side will surely have to be wary of the Swede in the second leg as well, given the fact that he has managed a whopping 17 goals against them.

Ahead of the game, Galtier has now stated that he has devised a plan to minimize the influence of Ibrahimovic and has added that his team are also looking to neutralize the threat of midfielder Pogba.

Galtier said: "He is difficult to neutralize.

"There may be an anti-Zlatan plan, along with an anti-Paul Pogba plan. But in this team, the danger can come from elsewhere, too, from everywhere.

"I do not know what Zlatan has in him but he likes to play against us."

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