Jose Mourinho has explained why he dropped Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba was dropped for Manchester United's game with Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

Pogba played very poorly in the 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur earlier this week at Wembley, and was substituted after 63 minutes. The French midfielder regularly found himself out of position when United weren't in possession, and he left his midfield partner Nemanja Matic with a lot of ground to cover. He made several poor decisions in the match, but the worst one appears to have been his refusal to accept criticism from his manager. Jose Mourinho and Pogba had a dispute on the side of the pitch during the match, and the French midfielder, for some reason, chose to argue with his manager. He seemed to lack any tactical discipline during the defeat, yet wouldn't accept Mourinho's constructive criticism. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/959113418253983745 Well, it appears Mourinho hasn't forgiven Pogba for his poor performance, or for arguing with him. The 24-year-old dropped to the bench against Huddersfield, with Scott McTominay replacing him in the starting XI. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/959799901453463552 The BBC asked Mourinho before the match why he dropped Pogba for the tie at Old Trafford. The United manager made no mention of the French midfielder, and instead focused on his replacement, the 21-year-old McTominay.

"I play Scott McTominay. He arrived here aged nine years old and spent many years in the academy, he has been waiting for an opportunity which I give him now and again, today is another one."

However, some on social media felt that Mourinho was too quick to drop Pogba, arguing that his previous good performances warranted another chance in the team. https://twitter.com/hesham786/status/959790600299180032 https://twitter.com/ManUnitedYouth/status/959794699098886144 https://twitter.com/AlexShawESPN/status/959788602833154048