Pogba did not manage to answer his many recent critics, who have questioned his influence over the last two months. He was unable to engineer many attacks and sent a long, hopeful shot well wide of goal in the second half. "When you play matches like this the key is scoring in these little chances like that, but in general the team played very well. The Argentine took his chance with aplomb, cutting inside Kostas Manolas to slot the ball past Roma keeper Alisson. Yet in stoppage time Alisson made a save to keep out another Ferreyra effort, which could yet prove crucial.

Source: Bangkok Post February 21, 2018 22:29 UTC