Jose Mourinho confirms he has stripped Paul Pogba of Manchester United’s second captaincy but insists ‘there’s no problem’.

Pogba watched United crash out of the League Cup to second-tier Derby County on Tuesday from the stands, but build-up to the tie was overshadowed by a reported confrontation between the midfielder and Mourinho

Jose Mourinho confirms he has stripped Paul Pogba of Manchester United’s second captaincy but insists ‘there’s no problem’.

Pogba watched United crash out of the League Cup to second-tier Derby County on Tuesday from the stands, but build-up to the tie was overshadowed by a reported confrontation between the midfielder and Mourinho

“The only truth is that I made the decision for him not to be second captain any more but there is no fallout, no problem,” the former Inter boss told Sky Sports.

“I am the manager, I can make these decisions. No fallout at all, no problem at all, just a decision that I don’t have to explain.”

It also comes a day after Tuttosport claimed the Frenchman was holding out for a return to Juventus.

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