I was in Dubai when I was informed that he had instead decided to sign a kid from Real Sociedad who had just broken into the Spanish national team. There is scope for him to play more from the start. I met with Gerard Houllier at Melwood, and agreed everything verbally. mages4And at 29 Mikel knows one last big move could be on the cards for a midfielder with over a decade of top-level experience. And now it looks like he will see out the final eight months of his contract at the club in cold storage. He has won a whopping 31 U-21 caps having worked his way through the age groups and more time with his parent club could help in his quest for full honours. To their credit, the players vowed to change their approach during a meeting at Carrington on Monday. The Chelsea midfielder finally made his debut for his boyhood club last nigh, replacing Michy Batshuayi after 80 minutes of their 4-2 extra time EFL Cup win over Leicester. 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. n battle of Manchester after City beat United 2-1Watch ALL the goals from the Premier League before anyone else for FREE plus all the latest news, fixtures and results and live match commentary all on the go with the new Sun Football App – click here to downloadThe Sun.