Paul Scholes has questioned whether Paul Pogba should ever play for United again after his ‘ridiculous’ sending off against Liverpool.
Paul Pogba was named among the substitutes by Solskjaer but was introduced at half-time with United 4-0 down. The French international was directly responsible for Liverpool’s fifth and final goal, scored by Salah, after carelessly losing possession in the center circle.
Thereafter, he was shown a straight red card on the hour for a dangerous tackle on Naby Keita.
Pogba’s current contract at United expires next summer and Scholes said he wouldn’t be upset if that was his last outing for the club.
He said, “to say a disappointing day would be a complete understatement”.
‘I think we all realize it’s been difficult. I just think the manager got caught up in the emotion of the comeback [against Atalanta in the Champions League] on Wednesday night”.
“We keep going back to that game but you were never going to do that against Liverpool, they have too much quality”.
‘I don’t think it was a lack of effort, I think tactically they were set up in a way where this could happen, and unfortunately, it did happen.
‘Paul Pogba coming on to the pitch at half-time to try and help the team and maybe get a little respectability about it, tries to stand on the ball, tries to show how strong he is in the middle of the pitch… gives the goal away.
‘Then, later on, gets sent off with a ridiculous tackle. Now you’re 5-0 down with 10 men. You’d have to think if Ole’s still a manager there, will we see Pogba again in a United shirt?
‘He’s caused mayhem over the last couple of years. Everyone knows what a talent he is, everybody trusts him, every manager trusts him, tried to give him his head, and lets him be the player he’s been.
‘But with all the commotion, not signing his contract, almost holding the club to ransom, and then he comes on and does something like that.
‘It’s not Ole’s fault, don’t get me wrong, but that’s part of it which almost summed the United performance up today.
‘Look, he probably will play [again] won’t he? But I don’t think they will be missing anything if he doesn’t.
‘He’s had numerous chances, he keeps saying he lacks consistency, but that is just [a lack of] discipline and disrespect for your manager and your team-mates, what he’s done today.’