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Paul Clarke

Manchester United legend hammers Paul Pogba after Barcelona loss

Manchester United succumbed to a humbling 3-0 defeat at Barcelona on Tuesday evening which highlighted how far away they are away from challenging for the Champions League.

The fallout from the second-leg of the quarter-final tie has been huge and criticism has been levelled at individuals galore and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Solskjaer's honeymoon is over but it also seems the same can be said about Paul Pogba 's rich vein of form.

The French World Cup star was well below his best under previous boss Jose Mourinho before Solskjaer managed to reinvigorate the 26-year-old after taking over in December.

But former Manchester United star turned pundit Gary Neville believes Pogba is back to his old ways under Mourinho after the 3-0 loss at Barcelona which allowed the Spanish giants to complete a 4-0 aggregate win.

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"Pogba's now playing how he was pre-Ole's arrival," Neville told beIN SPORTS.

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"I thought he was really poor tonight, rolling his foot over the ball all the time, playing for himself, not popping it off and moving, didn't look interested at times - but he's a great player, and can be a great player, he just needs to get that focus back."

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