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Paul Pogba Considered Manchester United Exit Under Jose Mourinho, Says Brother

Paul Pogba considered leaving Manchester United when Jose Mourinho was in charge, but he is much happier under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to his brother, Mathias.

The French midfielder's relationship with Mourinho was fraught come the end of his tenure and Pogba was benched for the Portuguese manager's last three Premier League games in charge of United.

Since Mourinho was replaced by Solskjaer on December 19, Pogba has played every minute of United's eight games in the English top flight, and he has been brilliant:

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Paul Pogba has been directly involved in 55% of the 20 goals Man United have scored in the Premier League under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: u26bdufe0f 6 goals ud83cudd70ufe0f 5 assists FIFTY-FIVE.