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Paul Pogba does not think he was lucky to avoid a sending off at Swansea City
He starred for Manchester United, scoring one and assisting another in a 4-0 win
But the Frenchman could have been dismissed during the first half on Saturday
He saw yellow for a foul on Tom Carroll but not for a similar one on Martin Olsson
Pogba and boss Jose Mourinho say referee Jon Moss was right to keep him on

Published: 19:02 EDT, 19 August 2017 | Updated: 06:40 EDT, 20 August 2017

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Manchester United star Paul Pogba shrugged off suggestions he could have been sent off in Saturday's 4-0 win over Swansea City.

The French international scored the goal of the game but knows he was possibly fortunate still to be on the pitch.

He was booked for hacking down Tom Carroll in the 26th minute before clipping Martin Olsson's ankle four minutes later.

Paul Pogba has brushed off suggestions he could have been sent off against Swansea City

The Man United star committed two fouls in four minutes - on Tom Carroll then Martin Olsson

Referee Jon Moss booked French midfielder Pogba for the first foul, but not the second one

Referee Jon Moss just gave Pogba a talking-to as the midfielder waved a finger at the official as if to say 'don't send me off'.

Still smiling after inspiring a second four-goal win in seven days, Pogba said: 'I was not worried.

'The referee came to talk to me and I laughed with him. I said, "Are you serious?"'

United manager Jose Mourinho did not think Pogba was lucky to stay on the pitch.

'I don't even think the first yellow card is so, so deserved,' Mourinho told reporters.

'I think the yellow card is a little bit out of context because I thought that Jonathan was having a certain kind of criteria that wouldn't bring an easy yellow card.'