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Carra on Pogba problem
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Jamie Carragher analysed Paul Pogba’s Manchester derby performance on Monday Night Football, describing his first-half display as “ill-disciplined”.
Pogba started in midfield alongside Marouane Fellaini for Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Carragher said Pogba’s positioning throughout the first half left his midfield team-mate exposed to David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, who impressed as City grabbed the initiative before holding on for victory.
“I don’t think it was so much that Pep Guardiola got it massively right than Jose Mourinho got it tactically wrong,” Carragher said.
“He wasn’t helped by the performance of his players – he subbed two at half-time – but specifically the performance of Paul Pogba.
“For a central midfielder in a game of that magnitude, I think for the first 40 minutes it was one of the most ill-disciplined performances you will see.
“The only way to describe it was like watching the best player in the schoolyard that runs where he wants and does what he wants.
“Five …
