Manchester United fans went into their game against Watford full of confidence, as they faced the team sitting bottom of the Premier League.
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In addition, they had seen their team go unbeaten in their last six games across all competitions, a run that included victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.
To add to that confidence even more, they had the delight of seeing Paul Pogba featured on the bench.
There was plenty of excitement from the United supporters about the Frenchman being on the team sheet, with one fan admitting to having “tears in my eyes”.
This enthusiasm came after the 26-year-old had missed the team’s last 10 Premier League games through an ankle injury.
Having him back will definitely have been seen as a bonus after he made 27 goal contributions last campaign.
Expectations among fans seemed to be that the World Cup winner would be the man to ensure United walked away from Vicarage Road with three points.
When Pogba replaced Jesse Lingard in the 64th minute, he did show quality, making one key pass, getting two shots on target and maintaining a pass success rate of 90%.
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However, there was to be no “30 yard screamer” and the team came out of the game with a 2-0 loss, following mistakes from David de Gea and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
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