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Manchester United vs. FC Rostov: Jose Mourinho's Key Pre-Match Presser Quotes

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said Paul Pogba "doesn't give an ass" about criticism directed at him after the Red Devils' 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup on Monday.

Not for the first time since his £89 million move back to Old Trafford from Juventus in the summer, Frenchman Pogba was accused of going missing against the Blues:

Speaking ahead of United's UEFA Europa League last-16 second leg against Rostov on Thursday at Old Trafford, Mourinho hit back at criticism of his midfielder, saying those going after Pogba are simply envious of him, per The Mirror's Joe Mewis:

I feel that the world is losing values and we all know that and envy is coming into certain levels that I am scared with.