Manchester United fans were left disappointed after hearing the lastest report that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had to intervene to break up an argument between two of their key players, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku after the side’s win against Southampton on Saturday. The Belgian scored the winner – his second of the game – in the dying stages against the Saints and had the perfect chance to complete his hat-trick when United were awarded a penalty in injury time.
However, Pogba – who is the club’s designated penalty taker – refused to give Lukaku the spot kick and the Belgian was even more furious when the midfielder failed to convert from 12 yards. United haven’t recorded a hat-trick since Robin van Persie’s treble against Olympiacos in 2014 and Lukaku felt Pogba should have given him the opportunity to boost his confidence with the spot kick.
The pair are close friends off the field and Lukaku initiated the blazing row in the dressing room by telling Pogba he supported him when he fell out with Jose Mourinho, according to the Sun. The striker told Pogba he would have given him the ball if the roles were reversed and cited Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, who gave up his penalty duties for Roberto Firmino when he was on a hat-trick against Arsenal in December, as an example.
Pogba hit back by claiming he was only doing his job as the designated penalty taker and Solskjaer is said to have stepped in to calm the argument down after what was a pivotal win for the side. The Norwegian told the pair to forget about the incident and was able to calm tensions between the players. United can ill-afford to lose their focus as they travel to Paris this week seeking to overturn a two-goal defecit against Paris Saint-Germain. Pogba will remain in Manchester as he’s suspended for the second-leg and Lukaku is expected to start as Solskjaer deals with having ten injured first team players.

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