Manchester United saw Paul Pogba leave for Juventus back in the summer.
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Following Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Barcelona, more Europa League action unfolded. And one of the most-surprising results of the night was Juventus drawing 1-1 with Nantes, with the Old Lady’s torrid season under Massimiliano Allegri stooping to a new low. Paul Pogba missed the game, something which has become the standard for the 29-year-old, but it’s clear he was foolish to ever think the grass would be greener back in Italy…
Back in the summer, Pogba and United decided to go their separate ways.
The midfielder had returned to Old Trafford back in the summer transfer window of 2016 with many, including Jose Mourinho, believing he’d be the ticket to Premier League title glory.
Pogba’s time back in Manchester started well enough, with the club winning the EFL Cup and Europa League during his first year.
But the truth is that, by the time he left at the end of last season, he had failed to live up to expectations.
Some of that is down to United themselves.
Was Mourinho, a defensive-minded manager, ever really the man to get the best from a player with Pogba’s creative attributes?
The club also arguably failed their star man right from the very off by overpaying, putting unnecessary pressure on his shoulders.
And United didn’t do enough to support Pogba on the pitch, signing just Donny van de Beek, Bruno Fernandes and Nemanja Matic to help him out.
What is abundantly clear, however, is that Pogba was foolish to think the grass would be greener away from Old Trafford.
He was more than happy to go, particularly after such a dire season as the one the Red Devils experienced under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.
But Juventus have gone from bad to worse, with their midfielder powerless to prevent their alarming slump.
Even before being docked points in Serie A, nobody were really expecting the Old Lady to challenge Napoli for the Scudetto.
Source: www.express.co.uk
