Jose Mourinho has not confirmed when he expects the Ecuadorian right-back to be available again, meaning Pogba could get further chances to stake his claim for the role in the long term.
Just 26 days after scoring in France’s World Cup final win against Croatia in Moscow, Pogba was back in action with less than a week's full training under his belt.
He scored after three minutes from the penalty spot to set the Reds on the way to three points and lasted 84 minutes, before being described by Mourinho as “a monster”.
The Frenchman led United superbly by example and later said he’d picked the best bits from all his former skippers.