When Paul Pogba eventually re-signed for Manchester United, it didn’t seem as though he would be bothered by the burden of being the most expensive footballer in history.
However, the midfielder’s performances for Manchester United since rejoining the club from Juventus have been mixed, and he was particularly quiet against Manchester City last weekend, and against Feyenoord in the Europa League.
United lost both games, Pogba’s performances came under scrutiny and drew criticism from United fans who expect more from the 23-year-old.
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Jose Mourinho was asked about his player’s recent underwhelming displays, and offered his player one piece of advice – forget about the world record transfer fee and just concentrate on playing football.
“The world-record player is always a question that will be open until somebody breaks the record,” Mourinho said ahead of United’s trip to Watford.
“There are clubs that paid 20, 30, 40 million, which is a bigger deal than United paid for Paul because you make a relation between what you pay and the club revenue and you realise that other clubs paying 20, 30, 40 is a much bigger thing than what United did.
“I just want Paul to forget that and to play his football. No pre-season, [after the] Euro final, holidays then come back. It’s normal that in the first week he had the very good impact in the first game. It’s normal that after the first game he has a little decrease.”
Mourinho also said that Pogba’s performances will improve as the team’s displays get better.
“But I am full of trust with him because I know the player he is. I know he is a very good guy with a lot of ambition so the form will come naturally and will come with the team improving. The team improves, he will improve – no problem.”
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