Pogba and His Family Deserve more Respect - Jose Blasts Pogba's Critics

The Frenchman's performances this season have divided opinion, withsome pundits arguing the midfielder has not yet found the best position for his "fantastic attributes". But Jose Mourinho has mounted a fierce defence of his most expensive midfielder Paul Pogba and says the Manchester United midfielder does not care about critics who envy his money.

Others have been blunter in their appraisals, and after further criticism of Pogba's performance at Chelsea in the FA Cup on Monday, Mourinho backed the 24-year-old who he says "reached the top of the world" entirely on his own talent.

"I feel that the world is losing values and we all know that," the United manager said ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie with FC Rostov. "Envy is coming into certain levels I am scared about.

"It is not Paul's fault that he gets 10 times the money some very good players did in the past. It is not his fault if some pundits are in real trouble with their lives and they need every coin to survive, while Paul is a multi-millionaire. It is not his fault.

"He deserves respect and his family deserves respect. He is a kid that comes from a working family, a family with three boys, and I am sure they need a lot of food around that table every day as they are big giants. I am sure the mum and the dad had to work hard for many, many years for them.

"A kid that came to Manchester as a teenager, that fought for his career here, that was not afraid to move to another country to look for better conditions. He is a kid that reached the top of the world with his work. Nobody gave him anything.

Pogba, has scored seven goals in 40 appearances this season.

Source: skysports

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