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Mourinho right to drop Pogba, says Silvestre

Paul Pogba deserved to be dropped by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, according to the club's former defender Mikael Silvestre.

Pogba was left on the bench for last month's Champions League game at Sevilla, with Scott McTominay preferred, although the France international came on as a first-half substitute due to Ander Herrera's injury.

Mourinho has criticised Pogba's form, with the midfielder struggling in Premier League defeats at Tottenham and Newcastle United, while the 24-year-old made little impact in Monday's comeback win at Crystal Palace.

Silvestre, who played for United between 1999 and 2008, thinks Mourinho made the right decision in leaving former Juventus midfielder Pogba, who was signed for €105million in August 2016, out of his team.