Manchester United will finally get Paul Pogba answer should he sign for Man City

Picture the scene. Paul Pogba bowing to rapturous applause before an enthusiastic fist bump from Pep Guardiola confirms his telling impact on debut for Manchester City after bagging four assists against Leeds - entertaining yet expansive all the same under new management.

Pogba divides opinion like no other Manchester United player. However, it is only through a potential shock switch across to the blue side of this famous footballing city that supporters at Old Trafford and beyond would, finally, get their definitive stance on Pogba once and for all.

Imperious for France, inconsistent for United. That has been a running theme ever since his blockbuster £89million return to the club in 2016 after four glittering years for Juventus in that sedate (and sublime) Turin setting. You may, perhaps, argue that spell had already offered up answers before such questions on him were posed.

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"You have to be honest, these last five seasons have not satisfied me, really not at all. This year is dead as we won't win anything. Whether it's with Manchester United or another club, I want to win trophies."

Pogba dropped the biggest hint yet that he will depart Old Trafford for a second time - both as a free agent - when his contract expires this summer. During those words he uttered to Le Figaro while on international duty, too, came a final straw for even the staunchest members of the pro-Pogba brigade.

That make-believe scenario at the start is only part fiction. Pogba was mesmeric on the opening day for United this season and maybe, just maybe, it seemed as though he would finally kick on and produce regular heroics he does as and when draped in his beloved