Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants summer signing Paul Pogba to pay more attention to his game instead of his transfer fee. The French midfielder is the most expensive player in the world right now after United paid £89 million to lure him away from Juventus.
The box-to-box midfielder left Old Trafford for Turin four years ago in search of first team football. Since then, Pogba has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the world. But since his return to Manchester United, the Frenchman hasn’t shown a lot of quality in his performances.
The midfielder is still looking for his first goal since his return to England but the United boss, Mourinho, believes Pogba will bounce back in no time to show his full potential.
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"I know that he is a very good guy with a lot of ambition, so the form will come naturally and will come with the team. The team improves, Paul improves. No problem," Mourinho said to Sky Sports.
The Manchester United manager also shared his views about the Frenchman’s price tag, "The world record player is always a question that will be open until somebody breaks the record.
"I think there are clubs that paid 20, 30, 40 (million pounds), which is a bigger deal than what Man United paid for Paul because you make a relation between what you pay and the club revenue,” he added.
The former Chelsea manager also wanted Pogba to concentrate more on his football rather than his price tag, “I just want Paul to forget that and to play his football.”
Mourinho also defended Pogba on his recent drop in form. "Euro final, no preseason, holidays, come back -- it's normal that in the first week he had the very good impact in the first game,” he said. "It's normal that after the first game he has a little decrease, but I am full of trust with him because I know the player he is."
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United looking to avoid defeat in third straight game
Manchester United will face Watford on Sunday in their next Premier League clash and the Manchester based club will be looking not to extend their losing streak to three-game straight.
Although the season is still in its early days, a loss for Manchester United could see them fall six points behind Manchester City. Mourinho wasn’t too worried about being behind but preferred to do the leading. "I prefer to be four in front than four behind, that's obvious, but as you are saying it's very early days.”
Jose Mourinho and Manchester United fans will be hoping for a better performance not only from the team but also from Pogba against the Hornets.
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