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Mourinho's desire to control led to Pogba issues, says biographer Pereira

Jose Mourinho's biographer Manuel Pereira says that the manager's isuses with Paul Pogba came down to the Portuguese's desire to control his players.

The manger had highly-publicized issues with the French midfielder, who has been unleashed under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

A known extrovert that enjoys social media, Pogba never truly flourished under Mourinho before the manager departed the club midway through the season.

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Pereira, who also said Mourinho was too demanding for some players, added the strain was caused by Mourinho's desire to control his players, a tendency that doesn't work as well in modern football.