Patrice Evra reckons the time may have come for his 'little brother' Paul Pogba to leave Manchester United - because he has become a problem player.
Pogba has been continually linked with a move to Real Madrid or Juventus , while last summer he said it would be "a dream" to move to the Bernabeu.
The World Cup-winning midfielder is currently sidelined following ankle surgery, having missed most of United's campaign so far due to injury.
Evra has previously described Pogba as being "like a brother" having played with the midfielder for United, Juventus and France.
And the former Red Devils left-back says Pogba has been made a scapegoat for United's problems this season - whether he has been playing or not.
"Paul, when he's playing, people blame Paul; when he's not playing, people blame Paul," said Evra on Sky Sports, responding to Roy Keane's assertion that United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should "get rid" of players who were a "nuisance".
Evra then brought up the example of his own ignominious exit from Marseille, when the defender's contract was terminated by mutual consent in November 2017 following a seven-month Uefa ban for kicking out at one of the club's own fans.
He added: "But I understand, sometimes I don't agree with Roy, but when you are a problem for the club... I give my example, when I kicked that fan in Marseille, the owner and the manager, they came and said: 'Patrice, what are we going to do now?'
"And I said: 'I'm leaving.' I don't want to bring any negativity around the club, and right now, maybe it will be time for Paul to leave, because I remember when it was a big game, Liverpool vs Manchester United, people were talking more about Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba.
"This is insulting, for the two biggest clubs in the world to be talking about one player and one manager, that's why sometimes I think it's time, because when you play, they blame you, when you [don't] play, they blame you."
Don-ManUTD
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I am here to help pack his bags.
nolow
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i agreed with u ...we dont deserve him
DaMhztourage
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The club board has their own share of blame on Pogba and Utd debacle , Pogba was doing great at Juventus surrounded by great players , Utd resigned him , but could not back him up with some signing of quality players at Utd who would have brought out the beast in the Frenchman , Pogba in his own part made matter worst by severally declaring his Madrid/Juventus dreams covertly or openly thereby loosing concentration on his Old Trafford career , since then , it's been either injury or inconsistency , he has totally lost the appetite at Utd , the only option is for him to move on .
yidaklmopu
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we are always united without pogba or with pogba so let pogba go we don't need him anymore we have young boys to count on
MadaniAbass
154
Evra rightly spoken. he is now problem to the club and think he should be get rid of him. if he don't want to play for the club, the club should let him leave with his pollution.
foaemuz
126
Patrice Evra is 100% correct I agree with him.There is a problem at United and some part of United fans.United is going down with that mentality they have if they can't change that Management and current Coach.Ole is singing the same song as the Management. Perhaps he is afraid of being sacked.