Bruno Fernandes believes the expectation on Paul Pogba's shoulders is the reason he's been struggling at Manchester United.
Pogba has been out of action with an ankle injury since Boxing Day, and in that time Fernandes has replaced him as United's star man.
Fernandes' form has pushed Pogba closer to the Old Trafford exit, but the Portuguese doesn't believe the Frenchman is a spent force just yet.
In fact, Fernandes is adamant that now the responsibility of the team's success is spread more evenly that Pogba can find his best form at United.
Fernandes tolds United's official website: "We can say in football that people normally forget what you do good when you have a mistake.
"You can do good for 34 games, and one game you do bad and everyone will remember that. Paul is coming from a bad moment, because of the situation.
"When he played also, the club and the team was not good, because the expectations are high for Paul, because Paul is a top player and Manchester United pay a lot for him, and expectations are a lot for him.
"It's normal when you are in that situation you don't play like a superstar, because everyone expects from Paul like they expect from [Cristiano] Ronaldo at Juventus or [Lionel] Messi at Barcelona.
"Everyone expects this from Paul in Manchester, because they know he has the qualities for this. Also this is confidence in Paul. The team, we have a lot of confidence in Paul."
