Paul Pogba was stopped in his tracks by Jose Mourinho as the pair had a frosty exchange at Manchester United training on Wednesday. It has been revealed that the tension between the two comes from an Instagram post uploaded by Pogba during United's Carabao Cup defeat by Derby on Tuesday night.
However, reports reveal that Mourinho was concerned with the Instagram story and the timing of its posting at around 10.25pm. In the video Pogba, who was at Old Trafford watching the tie, is seen in jovial mood as he laughs with Andreas Pereira and Luke Shaw, who were also rested.
Pogba tilts his camera-phone at the pitch where the game can be seen in play. This was shot around an hour earlier but was not posted until later because of an issue with stadium wifi. When Pogba denies laughing at the defeat, Allen is called back into the conversation by Mourinho.
The club’s hierarchy has no intention of asking Mourinho to reconsider his decision that Pogba should never captain United again. The player, who has led the side in three games this season, was told of his demotion before the defeat.