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PL Daily podcast: Paul Pogba 'weighed down' by expectation

Paul Pogba will become a 'brilliant footballer', says Ryan Giggs
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David De Gea or Thibaut Courtois? Paul Pogba or N'Golo Kante? Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Diego Costa? As Manchester United prepare to host Chelsea on Super Sunday we ask our guests who they'd choose.

There will be some key battles all over the pitch on Sunday when Chelsea travel to Old Trafford. In midfield, while N'Golo Kante's performances have made him one of the contenders for player of the season, Paul Pogba has struggled to have the same impact at Manchester United.

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Why has Pogba struggled?

Former Liverpool defender Phil Babb believes the "weight of expectation" at United has affected the world's most expensive footballer this season - but predicts him to be much improved come August.

Arsenal play Middlesbrough on Monday Night Football - and Leon Osman tells us why anything but a win could put an end to their hopes of finishing in the top four.

We also ask the former Everton forward about the Merseyside club's impressive home form and his assessment of Ronald Koeman's first campaign in charge.

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