The French forward has responded to reports that he had fallen out with his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Sunday’s defeat to Liverpool.
Pogba has branded such reports as “big lies to make headlines”.
During Sunday, defeat to Liverpool Paul Pogba was sent off after a bad challenge on Naby Keita minutes after coming in as a second-half substitute.
Paul Pogba has rubbished news over his Solskajer relationship; Photo Credit – Manchester Evening News
In the aftermath of the dismissal, it was reported by The Sun that the France star had snubbed manager Solskjaer but had apologized to his teammates.
Pogba has taken to social media to outright deny these claims.
“Big lies to make headlines,” he posted on his verified Twitter handle.
The report also suggested that Pogba had stalled on contract talks with the club as a result of his fallout with the manager.
Clearly, this would have a dramatic bearing on both the future of the club and the player, whose deal at Old Trafford is up in June 2022.
Indeed, Pogba is free to talk to rival clubs as early as 1 January, so it is an issue that Man Utd must hurry to resolve.
Any delay to talks caused by the player’s relationship with Solskjaer would burn valuable days in their quest to resolve a difficult situation.
Nevertheless, Pogba continues to be problematic for Man Utd.
A player who commands a large wage, he does not necessarily pull his weight similarly on the field, as evidenced by Solskjaer’s decision to bench him at the weekend.
Paul Pogba contract expires june 2022; Photo Credit – TEAMtalk
However, Pogba has shown that at his best, he is a world-class performer. Indeed, with seven assists in the Premier League already this season no player in Europe’s ‘Big 5’ leagues has provided more.
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes appearing on Sky sports during United’s defeat on Sunday criticized Pogba’s attitude on the pitch saying he is so disrespectful to the coach and teammates.
“He has had numerous chances, he keeps saying he lacks consistency, but that is just a lack of discipline and disrespect for your manager and your teammates. Scholes said on Pogba.
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