Paul Pogba “cannot be happy” with his situation at Manchester United, according to France manager Didier Deschamps.
Pogba is currently with the France team, preparing for friendlies against Colombia and Russia. So, he doesn’t have to worry about getting dropped for Scott McTominay or Marouane Fellaini for a few days. The midfielder has found himself out of the Manchester United team in recent weeks, after seemingly angering Jose Mourinho.
The pair were seen having a heated discussion during United’s 2-0 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley at the end of January, and since then Pogba has lost his place as a guaranteed starter. Mourinho has praised McTominay as a “humble” player who does not seek the limelight, which felt like a dig at Pogba, the club’s most expensive player.
For United’s biggest game of the season, the Champions League last-16 second leg defeat to Sevilla, Fellaini started ahead of Pogba, who made little impact when he came on for the final 30 minutes of the match. He played no part in United’s FA Cup victory over Brighton on Saturday.
Pogba’s international manager has been speaking about his club situation, which probably won’t go down well with Mourinho.
“This is a situation that he must not appreciate because of everything he would have been able to offer,” Deschamps told L’Equipe.
“There must be numerous reasons. He cannot be happy with what he is going through with his club. It’s not specific to Paul. It can happen elsewhere that a player is a bit down or is going through a particular situation with his club. That could be Paul now, or others at other times, and I will do as I always do and talk to that player to understand better, because I don’t have all the information.”
