United suffered a very disappointing 2-1 defeat at the hands of rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday and while no one really performed particularly well on the day, midfielder Pogba in particular has been subject to a lot of criticism.
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“I have criticised Pogba for his performance, but he has great talent and abilities”, Carragher added.
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“Let’s speak, for example, about Mkhitaryan”, said Mourinho of the Armenia worldwide bought this summer from Borussia Dortmund. “Their performances. So, of course, I am going to play other players”.
“They’ve been behind us from the first game after I came here when we first started playing out from the back”.
“So you never know the way players are going to react, especially when you don’t know them so well”. Jose made a decision to let them blow off steam for a couple of minutes.
Mourinho did consider starting Rashford in the derby after his victor off the bench at Hull in United’s previous game and a midweek hat-trick for the England Under-21s.
With 18-year-old Rashford in irresistible form this season, Mourinho has now been effectively forced into selecting the young striker alongside veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Saturday’s trip to Watford on Sunday.
Carragher and fellow Monday Night Football analyst Phil Neville also discussed how Man Utd can get the best out of Pogba in the future, with the pair agreeing a three-man midfield is necessary for big games. “That’s the only thing I can say”. I trust him completely.
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“But I don’t know because until now nobody has had that protection”. “He will only improve and will get everyone behind him”.
