All eyes were on Paul Pogba ahead of Manchester United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.

After the Frenchman's red card in United's win at Arsenal meant that he'll serve a domestic suspension for his side's next three Premier League games, the midfielder would have wanted to impress ahead of an enforced absence.

And impress he certainly did.

Pogba was in fine form as he helped United come from a goal down to win 2-1, with his assist for Romelu Lukaku's opener one of the highlights.

Pogba was in fine form during United's win (
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But another highlight was this.

A stunning piece of skill from Pogba in the second half saw him hold off three CSKA players before turning away and releasing a pass to a teammate.

Pogba holds off his opponents...
.. he keeps control of the ball...
.. he escapes the attention of the markers...
... and he's free!

It was a great thing to witness, and United fans on Twitter loved it.

Indeed, with United progressing to the last-16 with their victory, the only sour note of those supporters' nights came when they remembered that Pogba will be absent for the Manchester derby on Sunday...

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