I have no problem with Pogba - Top Premier League manager reveals ahead of Newcastle trip

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- Manchester United gaffer, Jose Mourinho, has insisted he has no problem with Paul Pogba

- He left the French midfielder on the bench in the 2-0 win over Huddersfield

- Mourinho is set to start Pogba in the game against Newcatle

Manchester United gaffer, Jose Mourinho, has insisted he has no problem with Paul Pogba despite leaving the United £89m record signing on the bench in their 2 - 0 win over Huddersfield.

The special one has taken time to praise the attitude of his star midfielder ahead of his side trip to Newcastle on Sunday February 11 while criticizing pundits for their reaction to his decision to drop him.

Mourinho said: "Paul had a very professional behaviour,"

"The week was not different to what Paul is every week. He works well, he’s a good professional He likes to train. I’ve never had a single problem with him. He likes to train."

"I had a few laughs over the past week because I heard and watched, read a few things, and I’m not English but I think I understand English enough when you want to say box to box.

"But with some comments from some important people in football, I got a little confused. For me box to box means box to box. You have to be good in this box and have to be good in that box.

"It means you have to defend well in this box, the physical condition and desire and stamina to go until the other box. In the other box you have to be good at scoring, creating, heading and so on.

"And when your team loses the ball you have to go to the other box. Now I’m confused when some people say box to box has to play free of defensive duties. That’s not a box to box.

"That’s a box in the box and stay in that box. Don’t move from that box! I think this country produced a lot of box to box players. I had the pleasure to coach some of them, but nowadays with some pundits, some agents, some family members, the concept of box to box is changing a little bit.

Mourinho addeed:"It looks like we are going to a different concept. Box to box are not my words. I heard it for the first time in 2004 when I arrived. For me, with my Portuguese and trying to translate to the English I just think midfield players.

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"For me Paul is a midfield player. He’s not a left back, he’s not a striker. When people ask his best position: he’s a midfield player. It depends on the tactical system but he will always be a midfielder.

"Then with so many opinions, and we are in a world of opinions, people can get confused. There is no confusion between me and Paul. It;’s difficult to play a midfielder with more potential than Paul."

NAIJ.com previously that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly told Real Madrid chiefs that the Spanish club will have to give him three players if they want goalkeeper David De Gea.

The Spanish goalkeeper has been a serious target for Real Madrid as Los Blancos are planning to make him the highest paid goalie in the world.

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