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Paul Pogba had problems at Man Utd with Jose Mourinho for this reason - Arsene Wenger
PAUL POGBA couldn’t perform to the best of his abilities under Jose Mourinho because he sometimes lacks discipline, according to former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
Paul Pogba, though, has been in superb form since Mourinho was sacked back in December.
Under the Portuguese manager, Pogba only managed to notch three league goals, but since his axing, he’s scored eight.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed as caretaker boss and has since won 10 of his first 11 games.
Mourinho’s sacking was the culimataion of a multitude of problems at Old Trafford for the 56-year-old.
Not only were results below par, but he also fell out with numerous players, including Pogba.
But Wenger doesn’t believe all of their problems were just Jose Mourinho’s fault.
“I think sometimes as managers we have problems - Mourinho has always wanted disciplined players,” he told beIN Sports.
“And in this team, Paul Pogba is a fantastic football player but sometimes he lacks discipline.
"Pogba is a fantastic football player but sometimes he lacks discipline."
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“But you have [Nemanja] Matic and [Ander] Herrera who work for him and so he can express his talent.
“Mourinho wanted discipline from everybody and that’s why Pogba in the recent games has performed well.”
Pogba and Manchester United are up against PSG tonight in the Champions League.
On his side’s battle with the French Champions, the World Cup winner had this to say.
“Coming from Paris, and playing against your ‘home’ or your first town, it’s my first time, so it’s going to be beautiful! I’m going to have my family around, all my friends. But I hope we win,” he said.
“There are a lot of French players, and they have top players who have been winning the league for I don’t know how many years.
“They’re looking to win the Champions League – that’s their goal. The goalkeepers, Alphonse Areola, Gigi [Buffon] – I played with both of them, and Kylian [Mbappe] and [Presnel] Kimpembe.
“So I’m looking forward to playing against them, but the first thing is to win against them! That’s what I want."