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27th Nov 2016

Darren Randolph thwarts Manchester United and shocks us all by confronting Paul Pogba

Tensions were high

Sean McMahon

The Bray shot-stopper was not a happy man at half-time…

Darren Randolph’s club career at West Ham finally seems to be taking off as he started his second successive game for the Hammers in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

The 6’1″ goalkeeper put in an excellent display today, in the Hammers’ 1-1 draw. He made a number of crucial saves to keep his team in the match and to further frustrate under-fire manager Jose Mourinho.

On the stroke of half-time, Randolph made an incredible save as Jesse Lingard was put through one-on-one which had West Ham fans purring.

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The source of Randolph’s ire towards the world most expensive footballer came as a result of the booking the Frenchman picked up for simulation. This ultimately led to Jose Mourinho getting send to the stands (yet again).

Randolph was clearly angry with Pogba’s attempt to win a free-kick for his team. So much that he decided to confront him as the teams were leaving the field at half-time.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Paul Pogba of Manchester United (L) and Darren Randolph of West Ham United (R) exchange words while walking in at half time during the Premier League match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford on November 27, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

We like to see this passion from Randolph who has no problem airing his views with the one of the games biggest superstars.

They went at it for a while on their way to the dressing room and it looks like Randolph was not backing down an inch.

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Even Pogba cracked a smile at his determination to defend his team.

The Ireland international is definitely grasping the opportunity which Slaven Bilić has presented with both hands and the passion shown from him at half-time clearly displays how much this means to him.

From an Irish perspective, this can only be good news as he should keep the No.1 jersey for the foreseeable future after today’s excellent performance.

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