By Pete Jenson for MailOnline
Published: 12:41 BST, 17 April 2019 | Updated: 12:41 BST, 17 April 2019
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The zero rating for Paul Pogba in Madrid paper Diario AS was probably a bit harsh, but it was a sign that for those in the Spanish capital who saw this as his audition, he had failed it.
His pass inside the first minute to release Marcus Rashford might easily have led to a shock opener, but once Lionel Messi had taken over that was forgotten. The lasting image from his performance is more likely to have been him hacking away at Barca midfielder Arthur who got the better of him for most of the night.
Marca did not award Pogba zero, but their verdict was just as damning: 'He looked totally unrecognizable on a night when he should have shone.'
Paul Pogba was given a 0/10 in Madrid paper Diario AS after his display against Barcelona
Both Pogba and David De Gea flopped as Manchester United lost 3-0 at the Nou Camp
It will not have been enough to dissuade Zinedine Zidane but it could make it increasingly unlikely that, if Manchester United slap a €150million price tag on their midfielder, the Madrid club will pay it this summer.
David De Gea suffered too, and another of the winners from last night will have been Thibaut Courtois, who has done a lot this season that has not pleased club president Florentino Perez but has never let a Messi right-footed daisy cutter under his body at the Camp Nou.
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