Manchester United midfielders Paul Pogba and Juan Mata took time out of their day on Tuesday to take a picture with Alex Nield, a young Manchester United fan diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.
Alex and his father Jon travel to watch United home and away, both in the UK and abroad, and have managed to grab pictures with Michael Carrick, Nicky Butt, David de Gea and Victor Lindelof on their travels.
Massive thanks to @juanmata8 & @paulpogba pic.twitter.com/TVycDkWjZ7
— Alex Nield (@famousalexnield) February 7, 2018
The video with Mata and Pogba was taken on the day both players were attending a 60th anniversary memorial service at Old Trafford for the victims of the Munich air disaster. Initially, the reaction on social media was to have another go at Pogba after pictures emerged of him dabbing after the memorial service but, as it turns out, he was simply having fun with a kid named Alex who he has always done the same routine with.
Pogba had been heavily criticised for his appearance during the pre-match minute’s silence for the anniversary after he was photographed with his hood up and his hands in his pockets before United’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield on Saturday.
He had been dropped to the bench for the match by manager Jose Mourinho following an abject performance against Tottenham three days earlier.
His next chance to regain selection in the United first team will come at Newcastle this Sunday.
