Man Utd: Pogba and Mourinho both like the spotlight says expert
Manchester United boss Mourinho has a strained relationship with Pogba, one that supposedly hit an all-time low after the club’s dire 2-2 draw with Southampton on Saturday evening.
The France international, who arrived from Juventus in a then world-record deal back in the summer of 2016, continues to struggle for consistency over at Old Trafford.
Manchester United saw the worst of Paul Pogba against Southampton on Saturday. The World Cup winner gave the ball away 14 times at St Mary’s, while his team-mates only surrendered possession 16 times between them.
Mourinho’s patience with Pogba also appears to be running thin.
The 55-year-old reportedly confronted the United star after the drab Southampton match.
Reports have claimed he called the player a ‘virus’ as the rest of the dressing room watched on in stunned silence.
And ESPN have now delved into the relationship between the two men.
It is said that Mourinho is growing increasingly fed up with Pogba, who has he has fallen out with repeatedly throughout the year.
Against Young Boys in the Champions League last week, the 25-year-old was left on the bench.
Man Utd duo Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho are at loggerheads (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd star Paul Pogba toiled during the Southampton game (Image: GETTY)
When he was introduced, he then handed Mourinho a piece of jewellery he had forgotten to take off.
ESPN say Mourinho feels forced by the club to play Pogba.
Despite his erratic performances, the France international is a money-maker. Shirt sales with his name on have not eased off since his arrival over two years ago.
And Mourinho reportedly feels that, as United’s most-expensive player of all time, Pogba HAS to play most weeks.
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