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Paul Pogba doesn't want to be at Man Utd, says Gary Neville

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has labelled Paul Pogba a "massive problem" and claimed he does not want to be at the club.

The French World Cup winner has been heavily linked with a summer departure to Real Madrid and has struggled for form during United's recent poor run.

He again flattered to deceive in their Manchester derby failure against Manchester City prompting Neville to blame agent Mino Raiola for distracting him.

But he admits he is not surprised to see Pogba's head turned as the uncertainty surrounding his future is reflected in his performances.

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“I think he is world class,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“I don’t think he wants to be here, that’s his problem. I think his agent’s into him.

“I said two, three months ago when he was brilliant, he’s done brilliantly for Ole, by the way, he’s scored I think 11 goals, seven assists, but I honestly thought a couple of months ago we sat in this studio at the Liverpool game and everything was brilliant about Paul Pogba and I said ‘I believe that it will resurface, the issues will resurface’.

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“We know his agent, we know the influence he has on him, we know that Pogba has got his head turned by other clubs and he’s playing like somebody who’s had his head turned.

“He’s playing like somebody who doesn’t quite want to be here.

“The problem is if a player doesn’t want to be at a club and he has the influence that I think he has in the dressing room, I think the likes of [Jesse] Lingard, [Marcus] Rashford, [Anthony] Martial, I think they do come off him.

“And I think if he’s not quite at it and not raring to go, then it is a problem, it is a massive problem.”

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