‘Those moments are what we live for’: Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku revel in dramatic victory over Paris Saint-Germain as their TV interview is hijacked by an elated Paul Pogba
- Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku were the goal scoring heroes in Paris
- Lukaku hit a brace to give Manchester United hope of toppling giants PSG
- Marcus Rashford’s injury time VAR penalty sealed a dramatic victory
- The duo spoke in the aftermath, and saw their interview hijacked by Paul Pogba
An elated Paul Pogba could not stop himself hijacking the interview of Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku, following Manchester United’s incredible 3-1 victory over Paris Saint Germain.
The midfielder had to watch the game from the stands after being sent off in the first leg defeat, but United rallied to establish a 3-3 aggregate scoreline and seal progression to the quarter-finals on the away goals rule.
A late penalty, awarded by with the use of VAR, was dispatched by Rashford as spirits ran extremely high. Speaking to BT Sport following the match, Rashford and Lukaku were soon joined by a jubilant Pogba.
Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku were giving interview when a gatecrasher appeared
Suspended midfielder Paul Pogba dived in, live on air, to continue the celebrations
Pogba hugged his team-mates after they secured Manchester United’s progression
Pogba will return to European action for United when they play in the quarter-final stage
‘We were confident before the game. Me and Marcus played against Southampton and we knew we could do the business today,’ said two-goal hero Lukaku.
‘It was a pleasure to play with him like that and we both scored. We agreed that when he stepped out on the press I would follow him. Every time he shoots I follow the ball and that happened so its good.
Rashford found it hilarious, before going on to speak about his match-winning penalty kick
The youngster kept his composure after waiting for the decision to be given by using VAR
United made the scoreline 3-3 on aggregate, and progressed to the quarters on away goals
‘We just keep going and everything starts at the training ground. The competitiveness starts there. We’ve done amassing comebacks in training so it’s natural in games.
Penalty scorer Rashford admitted practice was simply the reason why he was able to beat legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from 12-yards: ‘I think just keep a cool head. You practice that every day and I wanted to take it.
‘That’s probably the hardest thing, the wait before. Those moments are what we live for. Everything was against us but like Rom said we are used to surviving in these moments and we proved that again.’
