Be 'arrogant' if you want to keep top spot - Paul Pogba charges team mates

Manchester United took over the top of the Premier League on January 12, 2021, after a 1-0 win against Burnley, who upset Liverpool's chances on Thursday with a win at Anfield.

Be 'arrogant' if you want to keep top spot - Paul Pogba charges team mates
Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba has sent a strong message to his teammates that it takes ‘arrogance’ to stay on top of the Premier League table every week hence the need to give all they have to retain that spot.

The French international was on the score sheet on Wednesday against tactical Fulham side as to push the Red Devils back to the top of the League to take their unbeaten away record to 17-games.

Liverpool’s continuous slip means the race on top is between the two Manchester clubs following Jurgen Klopp’s men 1-0 loss to Burnley at Anfield on Thursday night, ending their four years unbeaten home record.

According to Pogba, the Premier League is far from over regardless of issues surrounding other teams yet consistency in winning is required to keep them top.

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"It's never enough. We are still far from the trophy,” he told Manchester United website.

"It's been hard to get here, it's going to be even harder to stay there

"Be arrogant in the way that 'yes, we are proud to be there and we want to stay there', but we have done nothing yet so we need to keep working.

"We are happy with what's happening but we want this to carry on. We want this more and more

"If we think 'we won and we have arrived', this is when we are going to drop."