Most players try to play for a new contract in their final year of their deal. Paul Pogba's recent displays for Manchester United hint that he is trying to do the exact opposite.
The last 85 minutes of the Frenchman's Red Devils career have been chaotic, in the most negative sense of the word. Tasked with inspiring a Red Devils revival from 4-0 down at home to Liverpool last month, Pogba was sent off for a rash challenge on Naby Keita just 15 minutes into his cameo.
The 28-year-old looked on as a rejuvenated Red Devils won 3-0 away at Tottenham, but when handed a chance to prove his worth in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 3-5-2 formation at Atalanta on Tuesday, the midfielder failed to make the grade yet again.