5 Players That Will Be Crucial For Manchester United Against Barcelona

Paul Pogba

Manchester United Training Session and Press Conference

Manchester United are expected to sit deep and defend in this tie and will likely want to hit Barca on the counter. This is where they will really need Paul Pogba to step up. He’s likely going to be the link between the defence and the attack here.

Transitioning the ball will have to be fast and creative so that no counter will go to waste. Paul will surely come in handy in this aspect if he can step up and have a better game than he had at Old Trafford. Being that he’s currently one of the most looked-at stars in this squad and basically their best creative threat, he’ll have to have a good game.

Barcelona will no doubt, try to handle him and keep him from having a good game, but he should be prepared for that and match them in kind. All good players usually step up when their team need them and Pogba will have to do just that for Manchester United here.