The feud between Manchester United Paul Pogba and his manager at the club Jose Mourinho continues to grow as another week of bust-ups and criticism goes by. The Manchester United duo is at odds with each other and one looks destined to leave the club, sooner or later.
Former Arsenal defender, Martin Keown has stated that Gunners ex-manager, Arsene Wenger and former Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson would have handled midfielder, Paul Pogba’s situation differently is the case with the current Red Devils coach, Jose Mourinho.
“The footage that emerged of Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba’s interaction at Manchester United’s training ground was telling. These are two men locked in a power struggle,” Keown told the Daily Mail.
“He clearly feels Pogba is being disrespectful, whether that is through his comments on the tactics or his social media posts. Whatever the reason for Mourinho’s mood towards his player, the £89million man is refusing to be restrained.
“They need to have a proper discussion in private, not in public. Do it in Mourinho’s office at Carrington, not on the training field while those eagle-eyed cameras are rolling. Show one another respect by doing that then keep whatever is said between yourselves. Don’t go leaking it.
“Mourinho should be building bridges with his players. I remember at the start of the season when Manchester United lost 3-2 at Brighton and Mourinho said he would not criticise his players in public.
“Instead, after that defeat, it was actually Pogba who came out and said the players’ attitude at the Amex Stadium was unacceptable. That looked like the manager was handing responsibility to the players. I thought that was perfect.
“That’s why I had so much respect for Arsene Wenger because he never criticised his players in public. The same went for Sir Alex Ferguson. They saved it for behind closed doors as it should be,” he added.
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