Pogba joined United for a world-record £89 million from Juventus last summer
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The match was played on Tuesday night
The Dragons had their work cut out since midway through the first half following a red card shown to Alex Telles, allowing the Old Lady to swing the tie in their favour
France international Pogba swapped Juventus for Old Trafford in August for a fee of around £89 million, surpassing the previous world-record transfer that saw Gareth Bale depart Spurs in 2013
The England international has already scored 13 times during the 2016-17 season
The 23-year-old will head back to Juventus for treatment, officials added
It was learnt that the Nigeria international has been offered a three-year contract and his pay packet would be approximately eight million euros per year (equivalent of N12 billion) if he agrees terms with the club
Juventus began the match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on the front foot and they could have been more than one goal to the good after the opening 20 minutes
Since Antonio Conte joined Chelsea in the summer, it has been speculated that the 29-year-old would eventually link up with his former boss either in January or next summer
The Italy international will be turn 39 in January and has a contract with the Serie A champions until the end of next season
Having dominated Italian football in recent years, winning the Serie A title in each of the last four seasons, Juventus are beginning to re-establish themselves as one of the best teams in Europe too
City, already through to the last 16, knew that victory would see them top the group if Juventus failed to beat Sevilla
Manuel Pellegrini’s side began brightly and Fernandinho went close with a fierce low drive in the fifth minute after Juventus could only clear a corner straight to the Brazilian midfielder
The hosts were quickest off the starting blocks as Yaya Toure released the onrushing Raheem Sterling on the left of the box, but the ex-Liverpool winger fired straight at Gianluigi Buffon’s feet
The Blues, who recently snapped up Barcelona ace, Pedro, have been monitoring the French international for the best part of a year
Mandzukic has agreed a four-year contract with the club, according to Sky Italia, and Juventus have agreed to pay Atletico a fee of £13.6 million over the next three years, which could rise to £15 million if certain performance incentives are reached
It is the team’s fifth Champions League title
However, until this term they have disappointed on the European stage in recent years. This is their first Champions League final for 12 years since the defeat to AC Milan at Old Trafford in 2003. They haven’t won Europe’s elite competition since 1996 when they beat Ajax on penalties in Rome
However, the youngster with Nigerian roots who was widely expected to sign last month has decided to put contract talks on hold until the end of the season and this has alerted Manchester City as they are now monitoring the situation with keen interest, according to the Daily Mail
The hosts made a quick start to the match and could have been two goals to the good inside six minutes after Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema had both put decent openings over the top of the crossbar