Paul Pogba Stripped Off Manchester United’s Captain Armband

Jose Mourinho has informed Paul Pogba he will no longer be the captain of the club after so much concerns about his attitude.



The decision was disclosed to Pogba before Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie with Derby.

Mourinho tried to emphasize his authority after a blunder from Pogba made Wolves to level scores at Old Trafford on Saturday, and subsequent comments by the player where he criticized Mourinho's tactics.

In a tweet on Monday, the 25-year old Paul Pogba played down his comments.

In his program notes for the match on Tuesday with Derby, Mourinho said he was not happy with some of his players.

"The match against Wolves thought us a very important lesson; a lesson that I repeat week after week, a lesson some of the players are not learning," he said.

Every club that plays Manchester United plays the match of their lives and we must reach the level of aggression, desire and motivation; when others put in 101% performance, 95% is not good enough.

Ashley Young captained the club tonight after Paul Pogba was not named in the match day team.

After Saturday's 1-1 draw, Pogba said his side should be able to "attack, attack and attack" at Old Trafford.

"We are playing at home and we should have a better performance against the Wolves, we are here to attack," said Pogba.

Pogba who reunited with Manchester United from Juventus for a world record fee of £89m in 2016 said “When we play as such, winning is easier for us.”

Didier Deschamps recently claimed Pogba's perception of being "individualistic" was not accurate and that his player was quoted out of context by fans and media.

For a while, it was obvious that Pogba has not seen tete-a-tete with the man responsible for his return to Manchester United from Juventus for £89M. It was also clear that Barcelona was interested in him.

Now, José Mourinho has let the door opened.

But the million dollar question is, who will pass through it?

Letting Pogba to leave Old Traffold will be considered a monumental failure for Mourinho and Ed Woodward, the club’s executive vice president, as it is just a few months since Paul Pogba played a key role in France's World Cup victory.

Alternatively, Mourinho needs to stick with Paul, but it certainly means the position became unsustainable because Mourinho was also prevented from signing the players he wanted in the summer months.