Darren Fletcher Reveals Why Paul Pogba Didn’t Succeed During His First Spell At Manchester United

Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has revealed Paul Pogba was not disciplined enough to play in central midfield for the reserves in his first spell at the club

Paul Pogba has always been a mercurial talent, as well shown during his second spell at Man Utd following a then-world record-fee from Juventus.

He decided to leave Old Trafford in the first instance as he looked to get more game time, but his former team-mate revealed why Pogba didn’t get more opportunities in the United first team under Sir Alex Ferguson.

“The first time I spent out with my illness I did a spell coaching the reserve team when it included (Paul) Pogba, (Jesse) Lingard, (Ravel) Morrison and we played him higher up the pitch in attacking areas,

‘We felt like he was the one who would win us game, coupled with the fact he was ill-disciplined in the middle of the park.

“We didn’t think he was disciplined enough for the reserve team never mind the first team at that time.”