Former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United
midfielder, Eamon Dunphy, has taken on Paul Pogba,
saying that the French midfielder does not really
understand the game.
Dunphy, who began his football career at the Old Trafford,
added that United are, “a long, long away” from troubling
Chelsea or Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
He said new manager, Jose Mourinho is doing a better
job than Louis van Gaal did but that United are not back
to their best yet.
The ex-midfielder told 2fm, “Since Van Gaal left and
Mourinho took over they’re having a go, there’s no doubt
about that.
“But I’d say they’re a long, long way away from where
they would need to be to trouble the likes of Chelsea,
who gave them a hiding a few weeks ago, or Liverpool,
who I think will give them a hiding whenever they play
them again.”
Mourinho’s side shared the points with Arsenal on
Saturday and failed to close the gap between them and
the top four with Pogba’s performance not impressive to
the Irishman.
He added, “It was a spirited performance, but in the end
they gave up a soft goal.
“David de Gea had nothing to do all afternoon, but for the
goal the full-back walked past Marcus Rashford.
“Paul Pogba should have been giving him cover, he didn’t
bother, he just stood there because he doesn’t really
understand the game.
“The ball was crossed to the far post and Olivier Giroud
had a simple task. It was a very bad goal to give away.”
