Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba “doesn’t understand the game”, according to Irish pundit Eamon Dunphy.
Pogba joined United for a world-record fee of £89.3million from Juventus in the summer, but has endured a mixed return to Old Trafford.
He has scored two goals in 11 Premier League games as Jose Mourinho continues in his quest to find a suitable system for the Frenchman. He does rank in our ten best signings of the summer, however.
According to Dunphy, a former United trainee and Millwall midfielder, and now a pundit on Irish television, the 23-year-old has a lot to learn.
Discussing the 1-1 draw __with Arsenal, he told Game On on RTÉ 2fm: “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.”
Dunphy continued, discussing the rest of the squad: “I’d say Ibrahimovic has no more football in him. Against the weaker teams they had to play at the beginning, I think he got six goals in seven games and they were important goals as well.
“But he’s way past his sell by date. He’s 35 now. He can’t really put in the work. The passing, scoring goals, his general play has been very, very poor.
“Rooney looks like he’s finally burnt out. He hasn’t been a first choice for Mourinho for a few weeks. And he’s never played in his correct position.”