Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has criticised compatriot Paul Pogba for putting pressure on manager Jose Mourinho after claiming that his side should attack more following their 1-1 draw with Wolves.
Pogba encouraged Mourhino to let United “attack, attack, attack” in a post-match interview with Sky Sports and was later stripped of the vice-captaincy by the Portuguese manager.
Saha felt that such criticisms should be aired with the manager privately, let alone on television, and that it was not his place to air such views.
“I think he (Pogba) has done it (public comments) on purpose, and I don’t think that is right,” said Saha, speaking at the AFDP Spirit of Soccer launch.
“It’s the wrong communication, it puts pressure on the manager… with those talks you should do it in the dressing room with your manager.
“You know that people will question about it, so don’t do it. This is my opinion and I would have said that to him, I would say ‘no, that’s not something to say because you are not the manager’.”
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Saha added that he has been disturbed by some of the exchanges that have taken place at his former club but that he hopes that lingering issues will be resolved at Old Trafford.
“Sometimes I see a bit too much ego, as a fan sometimes I find it very disturbing. Yes, I think there are things that should not be done from the players’ side and from the manager and above.
“There is definitely things going on where [it] is completely wrong and there is so much potential that you still have hope that things can be fixed.”
