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Paul Pogba's first touch on his Man Utd debut was hilariously bad

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ByEurosport

Updated 19/08/2016 at 19:47 GMT

Paul Pogba was out to impress on his debut after rejoining Manchester United - but then this happened...

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Well, Jose Mourinho did warn us not to expect much from Paul Pogba’s first touch as a Manchester United player.
"I'm not expecting, the first time he touches the ball, to dribble past five guys and score a wonder goal," Mourinho said this week
"I expect the first time he touches the ball to make a correct pass, a good selection of passes, a good choice, a good simple execution and the game fluid.”
Oops.
Pogba took the pitch to much fanfare as the £89m world record signing made his debut against Southampton on Friday night but under the lights at Old Trafford, he looked a bit nervous.
In fairness, his first touch wasn’t too bad – it was the attempted second touch as he then swung and missed at the ball which made everything look a lot worse.
Let's see how it panned out...

1. Pogba wrestles the ball under control

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2. Pogba fails to connect with an attempted pass

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3. Southampton break quickly

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Obviously he is going to be brilliant for United, but this was quite a funny start to his second career at the club.
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