Jose Mourinho ordered to issue Paul Pogba apology

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho should apologise to Paul Pogba following his stunning display against Newcastle, says Garth Crooks. “Jose Mourinho owes Paul Pogba an apology,” he wrote in his BBC column. “What a second-half performance by the France international. “He was the only Manchester United player who had shown any bottle in a team who, at one stage, became frightened of their own shadows against Newcastle. “The tension at Old Trafford has largely been inflicted by their own manager. “Fortunately Paul Pogba, oblivious to Mourinho’s continual rantings, took the game by the scruff of the neck, probing and driving his team to victory. “Not only did the World Cup winner save United against Newcastle, but he might also have saved Mourinho’s job for now. “Many a player would have let Mourinho sink.”

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