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James Gould

John Giles slams Paul Pogba over attitude at Manchester United

Ireland and Leeds United legend John Giles has criticised Paul Pogba's attitude at Manchester United and described one of his recent performances as "dreadful".

Speaking to Off The Ball Radio, Giles said most of the matches that Pogba plays in he does well but when it comes to "inconsistency he's one of the major problems."

Giles played nearly 100 times for Manchester United but became a Leeds legend in the 1960s and 70s playing 383 times for the Whites.

Questioned on why Pogba can dominate and dictate games for France and not Manchester United, Giles claims it is more of an attitude problem than a tactical mistake from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Johnny Giles playing for the Republic of Ireland (Getty Images)

"If he can do it for France, why can't he do it for Manchester United?" he said.

"He can have a bad game, everybody can have a bad game but i think the attitude from Pogba is that it's always about Pogba.

"He is committed to French international team and he plays well and he has. When he comes to Manchester United's situation it's different.

Pogba is in the last 12 months of his contract at Old Trafford and so far no extension has been agreed.

The World Cup winner is free to negotiate with clubs outside of the UK from January if a deal can not be reached but it is understood United have offered a contract that could be worth up to £400,000-a-week.

Paul Pogba (Getty Images)

John Giles thinks that the uncertainty around his contract situation could be having negative effect on his Manchester United teammates and questions Pogba's commitment to the club.

"He's been offered a new contract at Manchester United, which he's turned down", he said

"Nobody knows where he is going, is he going to stay at Manchester United or he is not going to stay?

"When you're in that situation as a major player at Manchester United, what are the other lads thinking about? Is he as committed as we are, or is he not? I think a lot of people think he's not as committed as he has been for France and in certain matches."

Giles emphasised the importance of United needing to build a team but with Pogba not signing his new deal it would be difficult to build "moral".

Cristiano Ronaldo rescued his side on Wednesday, scoring a late winner in a dramatic clash with Atalanta in the Champions League.

Next up for the Red Devils is a Premier League encounter with bitter rivals Liverpool.

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