Premier League: Paul Pogba’s stunner sends Manchester United back to Premier League summit

Paul Pogba showed his true class on Wednesday night against Fulham, producing another moment of magic to help Manchester United overturn an earlier setback to move top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Fulham.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side was pushed all the way at Craven Cottage but Pogba’s spectacular left-footed drive midway through the second half claimed a vital three points that saw them reclaim top spot from rivals Manchester City.

United’s trend of starting slowly on the road continued as they found themselves behind inside five minutes.

Ademola Lookman got the first goal of the match by exploiting a defensive lapse in United’s backline but Edinson Cavani’s fourth away goal of the season restored parity before Pogba sealed the match.

Fulham gave their all in a bid to salvage a point but fell agonizingly short as Ruben Loftus-Cheek squandered two second-half chances before substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic saw a last-gasp header deflect inches wide off Eric Bailly.

The victory puts Manchester United top of the Premier League as they also equal the club-record 17-game unbeaten away run set by the 1999 Treble-winning side . Fulham remains third from bottom, four points from safety, after a 10th defeat of the season.

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Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)

• Manchester United have won seven Premier League games having gone behind this season – only Newcastle in 2001-02 (10) and Man Utd themselves in 2012-13 (9) have done so more in a single campaign.
• Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League away games (W13 D4), equalling their longest ever unbeaten run on the road in top-flight history (17 between December 1998 and September 1999).
• No side has conceded more goals in the opening five minutes of Premier League games this season than Manchester United (4).
• Since his return to the club in 2016, no Man Utd player has scored more league goals from outside the box than Paul Pogba (6).
• Bruno Fernandes has gone three Premier League games without a goal or assist for the first time since his Manchester United debut in February 2020.