Paul Pogba is going to have to pull his socks up after a right royal dressing down from Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football.
The Liverpool legend was not impressed one bit by the performance of the £90m man in midfield during Manchester United’s derby day defeat to rivals City.
Carragher pulled no punches on Pogba, laying into the France international for his lack of discipline and poor positioning in the centre of the park alongside Marouane Fellaini in the 2-1 defeat.
He even described the midfield star’s performance as like that of a kid in a schoolyard.
“All weekend we lauded Pep Guardiola but he didn’t do anything too different to what he’s done in the first few games.
“Two wingers really wide, Silva and De Bruyne the key players in the system, which is what they’ve been doing all season.
“I think it wasn’t Pep Guardiola that got it right. It was Mourinho that got it wrong.
“The performance of Paul Pogba: It was ill-disciplined. He was like a kid in the schoolyard, running where he wants and doing what he wants.
“I felt so sorry for Marouane Fellaini. The space in the centre of that pitch and he was left on his own by Pogba.
“He’s either got it wrong or Jose Mourinho’s given him licence to get forward.”
WATCH: Jamie Carragher believes Paul Pogba's Manchester derby performance was like a "kid in a schoolyard." https://t.co/jR6v76nUWL
— Sky Sports Retro (@SkySportsRetro) September 12, 2016
Harsh words from the former Liverpool and England defender, but there were lots of people online agreeing with what he said…
https://twitter.com/ClassyCouts/status/775411004452794369
Carragher slates Pogba for just doing what he wants on the pitch but doesn't mention once his mate Rooney does it in every single game.
— Keith Russell (@Keith_Russell) September 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/IconicIngs/status/775402960947933184
https://twitter.com/DoronSalomon/status/775400364195667968
https://twitter.com/alansmith90/status/775400233127796736
Glad Carragher called out Pogba for his shit performance from the weekend, the rest of the media have been either too scared, or blind #MNF
— dominic (@1dominic_) September 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/dannyhall___/status/775404425821249536
https://twitter.com/JackRathborn/status/775404274964717568
https://twitter.com/JackRathborn/status/775404274964717568
Carragher calling a spade a spade. Pogba was AWOL and Rooney will eventually struggle to get in the Utd team.
— Stephen Healy (@stephenhealy87) September 12, 2016
Glad someone in the english media in Carragher has finally ripped Pogba's performance apart, was terrible midfield performance in a big game
— Tyrone Cross (@TyCross1997) September 12, 2016
#Carragher spot on with analysis re Pogba, completely bereft of tactical discipline #MNF
— Rishi (@Rishi_Persaud) September 12, 2016
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