Man Utd news LIVE updates: Pogba causes drama, Mourinho slammed, Ibrahimovic fallout
MANCHESTER UNITED are getting ready for what should be a busy January transfer window. Express Sport brings you all the latest from Old Trafford.
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Saturday December 23
Pogba causes drama at Old Trafford
08:00: Paul Pogba has reportedly caused a stir at Manchester United after it was revealed staff had to go to his house as he had overslept.
Pogba is very much the modern-day footballer with a huge social media presence, which has sometimes riled up former players and pundits who claim it can be perceived in the wrong light.
It was reported at the end of last season that Jose Mourinho was becoming increasingly frustrated with players using social media and issued a crackdown on the use of such sites.
But the Daily Mail claim Pogba risked the wrath of his boss for a different reason earlier this month.
It is reported the former Juventus midfielder did not respond to phone calls on December 3 directing him to report to training and United staff were required to visit his home in order to wake him up.
Mourinho slammed
07:30: Manchester United have no hope of winning the Premier League or Champions League and need to focus on the FA Cup.
That’s the damning verdict of Liverpool legend and BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson in the wake of the Red Devils’ Carabao Cup exit.
They’re already 11 adrift of leaders Manchester City though and their title hopes hang by a thread and Lawrenson has now taken aim at United boss Jose Mourinho as he prepares his team for the trip to Leicester.
"Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho made lots of changes in his side's Carabao Cup defeat by Bristol City, and paid the price," Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
"You cannot keep chopping and changing your team, because it makes it impossible to get any kind of rhythm.”
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Ibrahimovic fallout
07:00: Romelu Lukaku is unhappy at Manchester United and annoyed with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba.
Lukaku joined United for a club-record £75million last summer and got his Old Trafford career off to a flier with 11 goals in his first 10 games.
But the Belgium international's form has tailed off recently, coinciding with Ibrahimovic's return from injury.
And according to the Daily Mirror, Lukaku is unhappy at United and feels he is being undermined by Ibrahimovic.
