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Man Utd manager Solskjaer: Pogba wants to win so much

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he was worried about Paul Pogba getting sent off against Granada.

The French midfielder was shown a yellow card for a late tackle on Yangel Herrera in the first-half.

He was replaced by Donny van de Beek at half-time, and Solskjaer stands by the decision.

On bringing Paul Pogba off at half-time: "Sometimes, Paul wants to win so much.

"He went into a couple of tackles after his yellow card but I thought I don't want to risk that [him being sent off] even though he played so well.

"We missed three today [through suspension]. The season has been hard enough as it is."

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