A deal was close to being concluded but then he was sacked that summer. Pogba has spent large amounts of his time reacquainting himself with Cheshire life instead of getting to grips with the stuff at the sharp end. shing for a Premier League startGetty Images7Spaniard went on to captain Arsenal before moving to BarcelonaFabregas now has three days to prove himself all over again as Conte has given no assurances that the highly-decorated Spaniard has played his way into the team for Saturdays clash with Arsenal. Obviously this [joining City] is a bigger one, but the best battles are given to the best warriors. Manchester United are under pressure to overcome League One Northampton Town, who have a superb home. Getty Images11Old midfield partner Fernandinho has cemented his place in the sideGetty Images11Toure. CESC FABREGAS is a boy again in his battle to win over Antonio Conte. Jesus battles for the ball Colombia’s David OspinaThis summer Jesus won Olympic gold with Brazil and?then made his debut for the senior team, scoring two goals in a 3-0 away win against Ecuador. However the England Under-21 star didn’t care about his starting position and even offered to play in goal if that got him into the first team squad on a regular basis. If you have to analyse me, maybe Im a bit more the playmaker, creative going forward and he wants me to be a little bit more stable and compact in defence.