Paul Pogba was denied from the spot by Jordan Pickford after Anthony Martial was tripped by Idrissa Gueye
The midfielder seemed to take an age to take the penalty, adopting his regular slow and stuttering run up
The England goalkeeper guessed correctly but the rebound was grateful tucked home by Pogba
The Man United star has been a major talking point this season after his public spat with Jose Mourinho
He was stripped of the vice captaincy before cameras captured a training ground bust-up with the Portuguese
A delightful curling finish from Martial gave United breathing space in the second half before Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back from the spot
United are up to 8th after the win, leapfrogging Everton who drop to 9th. After the match, Mourinho insisted he has no problem with Pogba's style of run up
"Pogba is a better penalty taker than myself. I admire players who have the courage to take them," he said
"I like the desire to take it. I don't like Mickey Mouses: fragile, afraid to go, don't take penalties - I don't like that
I like players who want to take it. "He wants to take them. Maybe he has to change his approach but I don't want him to change his mental approach
" The under fire United boss then claimed this was the best he's seen his team play this season
"I think we played very well against Chelsea especially in second half. The second half against Newcastle was special," he added
"The first half against Tottenham was phenomenal. We had some nice games in some nice periods
I think this one was complete."
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