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Gary Neville has a theory on Paul Pogba’s weird penalty run up

Published 19:52 28 Oct 2018 GMT

Updated 11:07 1 Nov 2018 GMT

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Gary Neville has a theory on Paul Pogba’s weird penalty run up

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"I think the Pogba penalty run-up might be for show"

Paul Pogba gave Manchester United the lead in their Premier League game against Everton on Sunday. However, the French midfielder got a slice of fortune after his penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford. The French midfielder took a ridiculously long time over the penalty: between the ball being placed on the spot and Pickford's save, 24 seconds elapsed. Pogba's penalty was then quite bad, straight down the middle and at a saveable height for Pickford in the Everton goal. The England goalkeeper was unfortunate to see the ball land at Pogba's feet. The Frenchman tapped in the rebound. https://twitter.com/SkySportsStatto/status/1056585622054408197 United were somewhat lucky to get the penalty to begin with. The referee awarded the kick after Anthony Martial went down in the box following a challenge from Idrissa Gueye. The tackle was clumsy, but the Everton midfielder appeared to get a touch on the ball. On commentary for Sky Sports, Gary Neville said that Pogba's lengthy run-up was "for show" and he had a point. Others found the incident humorous. https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1056584010644762624?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Enews%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Pogba then set up United's second with his pass to Martial, who buried a wonderful curling effort into Pickford's bottom corner after half-time.
Gary Neville has a theory on Paul Pogba's weird penalty run up