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Paul Pogba tells Man Utd what they need to improve after West Ham win

Manchester United rode their luck to beat West Ham 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Paul Pogba was the match-winner as he converted two penalties - and he says the result was the most important thing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.

But the French World Cup winner admitted after the game it was a lacklustre display - and he's urged his team to play with more pace.

He issued a clear message to his team-mates to ensure they are more dangerous in attack heading to Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday having failed to break down the Hammers in open play.

Paul Pogba has told Man Utd they need to play with more pace (AFP/Getty Images)

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"Even if, you know, we didn't have a good performance as a team, the result is there," Pogba told BT Sport.

"We will think only about this today.

"It was really open, but we didn't play well.

"The chances we had, the space that we had, we had the players but we maybe played a bit too slow.

Pogba scored both goals from the spot as they struggled to break down West Ham (AFP/Getty Images)

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"We weren't dangerous, so we're going to have to fix that.

"Now the game is gone, we'll learn from that and move on to the next one.

"I really don't know if we are tired because of the Champions League game.

"We are going to have to rest now and be fit for Tuesday."

United will now turn their attentions to their trip to Barcelona on Tuesday (Michael Regan)

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United head to the Nou Camp trailing 1-0 on aggregate and targeting another unlikely European comeback.

They are also facing a huge race to make the Premier League top four, with their win moving them two points behind fourth placed Chelsea and one ahead of Arsenal , who play Watford on Monday night.

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