Roy Keane has returned fire on Paul Pogba after he criticised former manager Jose Mourinho's methods as he claimed the midfielder has not done enough at Manchester United.
The Manchester United midfielder called out his former boss earlier this week by saying Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would never turn on the players like his predecessor did, whilst also adding he is happy with where United are right now.
But former United midfielder Keane revealed he is still waiting for the Frenchman to produce since joining in 2016, saying he should be aiming to win trophies at the highest level for United and not just the Europa League – the only trophy United can still realistically win this season.
On Pogba's interview with Sky Sports, Keane said on Super Sunday: ‘I don’t think we learned anything new (from the interview). It’s the same thing we’ve been saying for a few years.
'Paul Pogba is a talented player. Absolutely, there’s no way of getting away from that. But I still think he hasn’t enough at Man United.
'He mentioned there he fell out with Mourinho that was obviously his big problem at the club. But even the last few months, we’re saying he’s been a big influence. I wouldn’t agree with that, I think he’s playing okay.
'He’s a good player, but I still think in some of the crunch games he’s not turned up. Leicester in the cup was a big game for them, Man City at home.
'When United signed Paul Pogba, it wasn’t to be playing in the Europa League or playing in the League Cup. I think Paul needs a big of a reminder of why he’s paying for Manchester United.
'(It was a) Big transfer fee, (he was signed on) big wages for United to be competing, winning Champions Leagues.'
Fellow pundit Micah Richards defended Pogba, though, insisting that while he can be a frustrating player, he is still world class.
'I think he’s world class' said Richards, He comes with the tag of being a little bit out there because of social media and that’s the modern player. But they’re a better team with him in there.
'At the end of the season I’d be looking to tie him down as soon as possible. It’s helped him that Fernandes has come in, its took the pressure off just a little bit.
'I agree he is frustrating. But if United were to invest in the right players, they can be a force and can be a better team with him in it.
Keane replied to Richards' claim by saying: 'I think the world class players make players around them better. I’m not sure he does that.
’I'm looking at it and thinking does he dig his team out of it? Does he get everybody going? Does he produce? To me, the answer is still no.'
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guys, are we talking foot or are we talking sentiment? from a neutral point, you could see that Roy is right about pogba, he has never been decisive for utd, he has not been the man that carries the team like other superstars in other teams, each team have a focal player that the team is built around, doesn't matter the position, four or five years back, utd was built around de he's and he kept them in the lime light, the last two seasons in Liverpool has been all about Virgil van Dirk, what of Vincent company in Man city? I took time out to pick this players who are not so much mid fielders or strikers so that no blind fanatic will not start telling me about position, these players were and still decisive for their teams, I am a utd supporter, to be honest, I am still waiting for the pogba that it'd forked out all that money for, a decisive player, a game changer, that gets u those odd 15 points in the course of the season, that is influences the game or is missed by the team when he is sidelined by injury like Son Mon Hun, can u really compare Farnandes and pogba in terms of influence, these sentimentalist can't be more utd than Roy who was one.of the most successful and influential Captain utd ever had.