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Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba made his much-anticipated return to a soccer pitch for AS Monaco final night time.
United profession
The 2018 World Cup winner performed for United between 2009-2012 and later 2016-2022.
He performed 226 instances for the Purple Devils, scoring 39 targets.
Ban
The midfielder left United in the summertime of 2022 after his contract expired and joined one other of his former sides Juventus on a free switch.
Damage ruined his 2022-2023 season after which he was controversially banned on the very begin of the 2023-2024 season.
He was provisionally suspended when non-endogenous testosterone was present in his take a look at outcomes.
On 29 February 2024, he obtained a four-year ban for doping from the Italian Anti-Doping Nationwide Tribunal however after an attraction, this was diminished to 18 months in October of the identical 12 months.
Monaco signing
After a lot hypothesis to the place Pogba would return, he lastly signed for Ligue 1 facet AS Monaco.
The French facet have been very cautious along with his return to senior soccer however he lastly bought the possibility to step onto a soccer pitch after 779 days.
Pogba entered the stage with AS Monaco 4-0 down at Rennes within the eighty fifth minute.
He accomplished 93% of his cross makes an attempt and received his solely sort out throughout restricted time on the pitch.
The 32 12 months previous additionally made one interception and recovered the ball thrice.
He demonstrated a glimpse of his distinctive expertise with a long-raking cross that completely picked out the Monaco winger in house to assault the Rennes defence.
His former United teammate Bruno Fernandes was clearly happy along with his return and posted “Pogback” on his Instagram feed.
Commenting after the match Pogba claimed, “I used to be upset to lose this match. It’s Paul Pogba’s return, however I play for Monaco, and I don’t like shedding.”
He additionally added, “I used to be actually joyful on one hand, however on the opposite, I used to be upset with the consequence and what we did on the pitch. It touched me, the reception. Seeing the gang rise up and applaud, I wasn’t anticipating that. An enormous thanks to the followers who personally supported me.”
Paul Pogba stats vs Rennes
| Stat | Worth |
|---|---|
| Objectives | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Anticipated assists (xA) | 0 |
| Key passes | 0 |
| Crosses (correct) | 0 (0) |
| Correct passes | 14/15 (93%) |
| Passes in opposition half (acc.) | 5/6 (83%) |
| Passes in personal half (acc.) | 9/9 (100%) |
| Lengthy balls (correct) | 1/2 (50%) |
| Whole pictures | 0 |
| Pictures on the right track | 0 |
| Pictures blocked | 0 |
| Touches | 18 |
| Dribbles (profitable) | 0 (0) |
| Possession misplaced | 2 |
| Tackles (received) | 1 (1) |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Clearances | 0 |
| Blocked pictures | 0 |
| Recoveries | 3 |
| Floor duels (received) | 1 (1) |
| Aerial duels (received) | 0 (0) |
| Dribbled previous | 0 |
Supply: Sofascore
Pogback few min. Camo
So far as he’s match ‘benefit France’ pic.twitter.com/0Sgea9Fcjr— Steph’s (@Queenstey) November 22, 2025
Featured picture Ed Sykes through Getty Photos
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