Sevilla 0-0 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points

#1 The Pogba-Sanchez problem and the isolation of Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku caused trouble with his running but was often isolated upfront

Paul Pogba was introduced into the game as early as the 17th minute when Ander Herrera pulled his hamstring and was forced to call it a night. But Pogba the world beater of a player that he is, looked a mere shadow of himself for the greater part of the game.

Sanchez often tracked back and was constantly trying to carry the ball out from the back. But with options available in the centre in the form of Pogba and McTominay, Sanchez often preferred to boot the ball forward to find Lukaku by bypassing the midfield.

His efforts almost bore fruit but Lukaku skied from inside the area after being found in space by a delightful dinked ball from the Chilean.

Sergio Rico did not have a whole lot to do owing to the lack of cohesion in the United camp which saw most attacks come to nothing. Juan Mata made a few good runs but couldn't exert his influence on the game.

However, once Sanchez and Mata were withdrawn and Pogba was surrounded by the energy and relentless running of Martial and Rashford, the Frenchman looked a different player. His quick turns were there from the moment he was introduced, but all of a sudden, he was supplementing them with well-weighted dinked balls and some effective box-to-box shuttling.

Pogba's lobbed ball into the area was finished off by Lukaku but the goal was disallowed as the Belgian trapped the ball using his arm before sending it past Rico.

Pogba and Sanchez are undoubtedly two of United's best individual players at the moment. But that is simply not enough as we have seen over the past month. They need to form an understanding between each other as right now they look like two trains that embark in two different directions from the same darn railway station.

Jose Mourinho needs to work out a blueprint or this could end up being one of those What Coulda been stories no fan would like to recollect.