Pogba ignored Mourinho, only shaking hands with the assistant coaches.
The Manchester United midfielder once again showed signs of discord with his manager when he appeared at the Carrington training ground yesterday, October 1st.
Paul Pogba ran onto the pitch as the team was getting ready. He saw Jose Mourinho, but the French midfielder showed no reaction and instead went to shake hands with other members of the coaching staff.
After his return, he seemed to deliberately avoid Mourinho. The Portuguese coach also ignored the French midfielder.
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The training session went smoothly. The Man Utd players seemed to have put the West Ham defeat behind them and trained happily. Mourinho himself was also frequently smiling.
Manchester United are preparing for their second group stage match against Valencia in the Champions League. This is a crucial game because a win would give the "Red Devils" a full six points after two matches and put them one step closer to reaching the round of 16.
The animosity between Pogba and Mourinho has been simmering since last season. Recently, after Pogba publicly called for the team to change their playing style, Mourinho was furious. He decided to remove him from his vice-captaincy and bar him from the third-round League Cup match. The day after the game, the two clashed again on the training ground.
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| Mourinho can still manage a smile even in the most tense situations. |
In last weekend's 1-3 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League, Pogba had a lackluster performance and was substituted midway through the second half. The two avoided eye contact when shaking hands on the touchline.After the match, when asked for an interview by reporters, Pogba refused, replying, "Do you want me dead?"
According to former Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand, the situation at Man Utd resembles an internal conflict. Several other legends have also expressed pessimism and predicted that manager Mourinho will have to leave.



