You are here: HomeSports2020 05 04Article 356095

Sports News of Monday, 4 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Pogba's goals undeterred despite COVID-19

Paul Pogba Paul Pogba

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has revealed that he still has sights on his goals despite the lockdown as a result of the deadly coronavirus.

Although the Premier League has been halted due to the deadly virus since mid-March, the midfielder has been out since boxing-day due to a foot injury that has seen him played eight times this season.

"I have a little home gym in my house," Pogba told Ask Man Utd on the club's official website.

"I can do some training, some running, some bike, go outside and do some things with the ball. I am just keeping busy and keeping healthy.

"We have got to stay motivated, there is no other choice. It is a period and we don't know until when it will be like this, but I still have goals in my head and one day hopefully this [pandemic] will stop.

"And then we have to get back on the pitch, so we have to be ready. For myself, I have been out for a long time as well, so for me, I just want to come back playing football."

Although the French international has been a subject if a possible move away from Old Trafford with rumours saying that United are willing to offload him to finance the signing of Jadon Sancho, Pogba has maintained contact with his United teammates.

"I spoke with Eric [Bailly], I spoke with Andreas [Pereira], I spoke with Victor [Lindelof], I spoke with Juan [Mata], Jesse [Lingard]... we all talk, we send messages and stuff like this," Paul points out.

"We keep in touch and we see everyone [on screen].

"If I had to isolate with somebody? Eric Bailly, for sure. He will make me laugh all day long!"

The former-Juventus star also had a word of advice for the United academy player during the pandemic.

"My advice, first of all, is to stay safe, stay at home and keep practising," he adds.

"There is always a way to work, you can work with anything you have at home, you can still do sit-ups, push-ups.

"For abdominals and core work, you don't need weights and stuff like that. You just need the work."

Sky Sports