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David Byrom

Dean Henderson lifts lid on what Paul Pogba is like in Manchester United dressing room

Dean Henderson has defended Paul Pogba and says the Manchester United midfielder's critics are wrong about him.

Pogba's big personality has often come in for criticism during his time at United, particularly during periods where he has struggled for form.

The World Cup winner has often been accused by critics of not caring about United or not being enough of a leader but Henderson says this could not be further from the truth.

Speaking to YouTube channel UMM, Henderson said that Pogba is always willing to help his teammates.

He said: "It's not true what a lot of people say about him, he's a real, real top fella.

"I've got a lot of time for Paul and he's always willing to help me and stuff like that.

"So shout out to him as well."

Henderson also explained how Pogba has helped him on the training ground, revealing that the duo would practice penalties on a daily basis in order to help the young goalkeeper become better at reading penalty taker cues.

He said: "A couple of months ago I used to stay with Paul every day and we'd do penalties, penalties, penalties.

"He did the slow run-up and it was doing my head in because I couldn't get it, but I started to slowly read it.

"Then I was picking that cue up, picking this cue up, and when I face penalties now, hopefully it's set me in good stead."

Despite this, Henderson does not believe Pogba is the funniest character in the United dressing room, instead giving that honour to Eric Bailly.

He said: "Eric's funny, he's very funny.

"Honest to god, the guy has me in stitches all the time but just innocently as well, he's just brilliant."

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