Video: Paul Pogba makes stunning return to pitch breaking four-year drought

Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba has endured a nightmare season so far. Ban After leaving Old Trafford in the summer of 2022, Pogba returned to Juventus but suffered serious injury problems during his first campaign back in Italy. His situation became significantly worse when he received a four-year ban for doping offences. On appeal, this was reduced to 18 months, and he joined AS Monaco last summer. Once again, however, injury has reared its ugly head, and he has only been able to play three matches from the bench for the French side. To make matters worse, he has not played a competitive minute since November either. AS Monaco boss Sébastien Pocognoli admitted back in February that the club had no idea when Pogba would be fit to play again, which is a massive red flag for his future in professional football. Relief at last Mundo Deportivo report, however, that finally there has been some positive news in Pogba’s story. The report explained that, “Paul Pogba, 33, a 2018 World Cup winner, who has been out for three months with a leg injury, returned to play on Thursday and even scored in a friendly match for Monaco against Brentford’s Under-23 team.” The ball bounced out to him on the edge of the area, and he rifled the ball into the bottom corner in trademark fashion. It was, unbelievably, Pogba’s first goal since scoring for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw with Burnley back in 2022. The match was played at La Turbie training centre, with Monaco losing 1-2 to the young Premier League team. The former United man played 25 minutes of the encounter, and it has already been confirmed that he will train with the first team again after the international break. There is still no exact timeline for Pogba’s return to competitive action, but there now seems to be a significantly clearer pathway to this. What’s more, unless he suffers a setback, it appears highly probable that fans will see the midfielder in action again before the season is over. Opposés à Brentford en amical, nos Monégasques s’inclinent (1-2), malgré l’ouverture du score signée Paul Pogba 🎯 pic.twitter.com/opZiAZU9fa — AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) March 26, 2026 Featured image Ed Sykes via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.