Following a disastrous week for United, Mourinho spoke to the press and revealed why Pogba was relieved of Vice-captaincy.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has exclaimed that “no player is bigger than the club” while addressing to media.
After the bust-up between the two, Mourinho did not include Pogba in his playing XI against Derby this mid-week to further grow discontentment.
Mourinho stood with his stance on the problem in Friday’s pre-match press conference, as he said : “No player is bigger than the club and if I’m happy with his work, he plays. If I’m not happy, he doesn’t play.
Manchester United is bigger than anyone and I have to defend that.”
The Boss further explained his claim on why he decided to drop Pogba’s armband, saying
“I explain in a very detailed way to the people that have to know in detail, which is the squad and especially Paul, so Paul and the other players in the squad know in detail the reason why myself and my coaching staff, we decided to do that,”
Mourinho added,”I always analyse a player as a player. When a player is captain, I analyse the player by the player and captain perspective, and after weeks of analysing and changing opinions with my coaching staff, we made the decision Paul is just a player and not a captain.”
“Decision made. I informed the player and the players. When I was asked after the match on Tuesday, I confirmed my decision and now I’m confirming it again. It’s the end of the story.”
You better keep yourself in good terms with Portugese Boss to keep you wings flying.
