{"id":133181,"date":"2023-09-08T04:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=133181"},"modified":"2023-09-08T04:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:41:33","slug":"paul-pogba-tripped-himself-for-man-utd-penalty-says-aston-villa-boss-dean-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/paul-pogba-tripped-himself-for-man-utd-penalty-says-aston-villa-boss-dean-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba tripped himself for Man Utd penalty, says Aston Villa boss Dean Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba tripped himself up for Manchester United&#8217;s match-winning penalty against Aston Villa, according to Villa boss Dean Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba went down in the box under a challenge from Douglas Luiz for the penalty which Bruno Fernandes converted in United&#8217;s 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They got what l believed was a penalty at the time &#8211; I thought Douglas Luiz got too tight &#8211; but having seen it back, it looks like he trips himself up,&#8221; Smith told <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man Utd 2-1 Aston Villa &#8211; Match report and highlights<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How the teams lined up | Match stats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Premier League table | Fixtures | Results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;For me, Michael Oliver should be sent over to the monitor. That&#8217;s what VAR is for. If there&#8217;s doubt, get yourself over there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the time l had no doubts it was a penalty. But Pogba has tripped himself up there. Seeing it again, I don&#8217;t think it is a penalty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Trending<\/h2>\n<p>The spot-kick award was the 27th United have received in the Premier League since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s appointment just over two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/21\/01\/master\/skysports-ole-penalties_5224507.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victory has propelled United level on points with Liverpool at the top of the league table. The two teams will clash on January 17, live on <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He had the champagne ready! No wonder he said Pogba\u2019s was a pen but Tierney\u2019s wasn\u2019t!! https:\/\/t.co\/smm3fCV8IS<\/p>\n<h3>But Smith happy with Villa&#8217;s progress<\/h3>\n<p>Smith remained positive on the overall outlook for Villa &#8211; who have beaten Arsenal, Leicester and Liverpool this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Villa manager said: &#8220;We know we&#8217;re on a good journey at the moment. We believe we&#8217;ve got five key arrivals to go with the players who are Premier League ready now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is only our second season in the division, but competing here and against Liverpool and Arsenal shows our journey is going well so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the game, the Villa boss added: &#8220;I thought in the first half we were miles off it. The first 15 minutes game felt like a testimonial. They then injected some pace into it and deservedly went ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half we deserved to get back in the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/20\/11\/512x512\/skysports-super-6-dynamic-games_5160065.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Win \u00a3250,000 for free with Super 6!<\/h3>\n<p>Do not miss your chance to land the \u00a3250,000 in Saturday&#x27;s Super 6 round. Play for free, entries by 3:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11661\/12177137\/paul-pogba-tripped-himself-for-man-utd-penalty-says-aston-villa-boss-dean-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba tripped himself up for Manchester United&#8217;s match-winning penalty against Aston Villa, according to Villa boss Dean Smith. 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