Pogba: Mourinho Was Fired For Poor Results
Paul Pogba insists that Jose Mourinho was fired from Manchester United because the team wasn't winning, not conflict with players
Paul Pogba believes that Manchester United's decision to sack Jose Mourinho was entirely down to results, not player power.
Mourinho was fired in December on the back of a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool, though his failure to get the best out of World Cup winner Pogba was often cited as a factor in the Red Devils' poor form.
Interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has since revitalised United, with Pogba playing a starring role, scoring eight Premier League goals under the Norwegian.
But despite his reported troubles with Mourinho, the midfielder, speaking ahead of France's Euro 2020 qualifier against Moldova on Friday, has insisted that United's poor results – and not dressing room unrest – were the reason for the Portuguese's sacking.
"What were the issues? We were not winning," Pogba told a news conference.
"That's why they decided to change the head coach.
"The results matter the most. If we were winning, we would have good results and the coach would have remained at his position. That's all."
