Jose Mourinho has denied ever having a bust-up with Paul Pogba, insisting he has never been so happy with the player as he is now.
The Manchester United manager revealed he „does not care“ that Pogba said he „will be fined“ if he said what he really wanted, despite captaining the side and scoring in their opening weekend win over Leicester.
Newspaper reports claimed Mourinho had warned the France World Cup winner not to speak out to the media and he should ask for a transfer if he wanted to quit the club.
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But Mourinho confirmed Pogba will continue as captain against Brighton on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League, in the absence of Antonio Valencia.
„The truth is we are together for two years and a couple of weeks, I’ve never been so happy with him as I am now,“ said Mourinho, who played Pogba for 83 minutes against Leicester just days after the player returned to training with the club.
„I cannot demand more from him, I cannot ask more from him. He came here on a Monday, he trained three days, I asked for his support, contribution in a match where we had difficulties.
„He did it, did it better and for more time than we could expect.
„When he says he did it for the fans and for the team it’s exactly what I want.“
Source: http://www.skysports.com
