Jose Mourinho defends Paul Pogba - says "does not give an ass what people say."

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has defended Paul Pogba from public criticism saying the world record signing "does not give an ass what people say."


Pogba, who returned to United from Juventus for a world-record fee in the summer of 2016 has faced series of criticism for his performances with the recent one coming following United's 1-0 FA Cup quarterfinal defeat to Chelsea on Monday.

Mourinho has now moved to defend the midfielder saying the French player is  motivated by envy before insisting that he "does not give an ass what people say." 

"The specialists will say a lot about him and it comes from envy. They will never ever earn 10 percent of what he does," said Mourinho at a news conference on Wednesday to preview the Europa League clash with FC Rostov.

Mourinho went on to back Pogba and said;

"I feel the world is losing balance. Envy coming to certain levels. I am scared for the next generation.

"It is not Paul's fault that he gets 10 times the money that some very good players get. It is not Paul's fault that some fans are in trouble and need every penny to survive.

"He needs respect, his family deserve respect. He comes from a working family with three boys so I am sure the mum and dad worked hard for many years.

"A kid that comes to Manchester as a teenager to fight for his career here and was not afraid to work for a better life. He reached the top of the world, nobody gave him anything.

"I am very happy with Paul. The club is very happy with Paul and I think the good thing is because of his personality he does not give an ass what people say."