“If you watch him, and I’ve watched him a lot, he is proactive with his defending. Since the start of the 2019-20 campaign, the Spaniard has led the way in terms of interceptions, tackles and recoveries compared to his two rivals. Danny Murphy insists Manchester United will not challenge for a Premier League title with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in the same team. The Premier League has had an exceptional list of midfielders over the years, but the current crop of elite stars have brought a technical level that England's top-flight has never seen before. meaning they have failed to score in a league-high 11 games this season. In the current season Paul Pogba scored 1 goals. Thiago (right) also has the best defensive stats in terms of interceptions and tackles. Matchweek 31 preview: Wednesday's matches, McTominay signs new long-term contract at United A potential reason for De Bruyne's inferiority in this department is due to the type of passes he makes. The "Detailed stats" tab shows a player's total appearances, goals, cards and cumulative minutes of play for each competition, and indicates the season in which it occurred. The Red Devils stars took each other on in their Nations League … In the club he scored 0 goals (Premier League). Though an area where the Belgian maestro is weaker than his rivals is in the dribbling department. Passing ratings: Thiago 9/10, De Bruyne 9/10, Pogba 7/10, TOTAL: Thiago 25/30, De Bruyne 26/30, Pogba: 20/30. They don’t spot danger. FPL FYI: Fantasy Premier League injury crisis? View Premier League First Team club and player records, including goals scored, clean sheets and passes, on the official website of the Premier League. United have conceded five goals from their opening two Premier League matches with Fernandes and Pogba starting in midfield. Kevin De Bruyne has a Premier League record 14 goals and 21 assists since the start of last season, while Thiago (in the Bundesliga) and Pogba haven’t even scored five in the two totals. Thiago's Liverpool debut showed why he is one of the best ball progressors and passers, De Bruyne attempts more difficult passes, however, which is why his pass success rate is lower. As the Belgian often finds himself at the top end of the pitch, he is required to be part of Guardiola's intense pressing style that was made unearthed when the Spanish coach was at Barcelona in the early 2010s. ', On this day in 2016: Paul Pogba returns to Man Utd, Owen: Strikers will profit from Pogba and Fernandes. Table. Scores. “They only time I’ve ever seen Pogba defend was for France under [Didier] Deschamps when he was next to [N’Golo] Kante and put in a hell of a shift against Belgium [at the 2018 World Cup]. Thiago Alcantara's arrival at Liverpool means England's top-flight has the best midfielders. On the other hand, Thiago made just 53 of these passes while Pogba managed 52. They react afterwards. Arsenal news: Wenger's huge Van Persie revelation, how Ozil decision saves money, Southgate defends Maguire, Rooney in line for job, Project Big Picture rejected, Kane and Southgate respond as 'outstanding' James gets sent off after full-time, 'People should know better' - Southgate launches passionate defence of Maguire. Since the start of last season, the Manchester City star has also provided a goal or an assist every 88 minutes, which is on a completely different level compared to Pogba (357 mins) and Thiago (605 mins). The former Liverpool star believes both players are talented, but makes the Red Devils too offensive, leaving them open at the back. Since the start of last season, the Manchester City star has also provided a goal or assist every 88 minutes, which is on a whole different level than Pogba (357 minutes) and Thiago (605 minutes). Even Pogba, who is often criticised by his own supporters for being too passive, taking too many touches or giving the ball away had a 64.4 success rate in dribbling. “To win the title again, if those two play together in a midfield three against the best five teams in the league, I don’t think they’ll win the league.”. Mohamed Salah scored his 50th Premier League goal in his 72nd appearance in the competition - only Andy Cole (65), Alan Shearer (66) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (68) have reached the milestone in fewer appearances, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the first manager in Manchester United's history to win his first six league games in charge of the club after his side. Pogba can boast that he has a better passing success rate than Manchester City's De Bruyne. Thiago and Pogba also have better shooting accuracy than De Bruyne, though the Belgian had nearly ten times as many shots as both his rivals last term due to his attacking role in Guardiola's side. Squad: 3, Starting eleven: 3, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0. with Diogo Jota becoming the first Wolves player to score a top-flight hat-trick since John Richards in October 1977, also against Leicester. The comments below have not been moderated. View the player profile of Manchester United Midfielder Paul Pogba, including statistics and photos, on the official website of the Premier League. Filter by season: All seasons 20/21 19/20 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 10/11 09/10 08/09 In the info box, you can filter by period, club, type of league and competition. The likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick were fantastic players in their early 2000s but their midfield styles had been replicated before in earlier generations. Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne averages either a goal or an assist every 88 minutes. His desire to get onto the ball and give it to other team-mates was clear to see on his debut for Jurgen Klopp's side as he outpassed every Chelsea player on the pitch despite only playing 45 minutes.