Pogba on clashes with Mourinho, recalls rocky spell with Benfica boss | OneFootball

Paul Pogba has once again spoken candidly about his time at Manchester United and ended up placing José Mourinho at the center of the most memorable moments of his career. The French international, currently at Monaco, did not hide the fact that the Portuguese coach was the one he clashed with the most and later explained the coach’s demanding profile.

"I don’t want to be misunderstood but, honestly, Mourinho is a good person, he makes you feel comfortable, but if he feels that you want to walk all over him, that you want to outshine him, if he sees that you’re acting like you’re important, he’ll immediately put you in your place", he said on Aurélien Tchouaméni’s podcast "The Bridge", the Real Madrid midfielder.

Despite the critical tone, the former Manchester United player was keen to separate the personal side from the professional one and made it clear that there was no hatred between them. "I didn’t mind not being the star, I just wanted to win, play, dribble, score a few goals, do a few dances", he added.

Mourinho, and said that the Benfica coach will keep his personality. "Now we laugh, and with him things are what they are. He’s still like that", he noted.

It is worth remembering that last April, the French midfielder spoke openly about the strain between them. "Since the media were always asking him questions about me, that may have left him a bit like: ‘Ok, that’s enough’", he revealed in an interview on the podcast Rio Ferdinand Presents.

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