The whisperings that had dissipated upon Jose Mourinho’s departure of Paul Pogba’s unhappiness at Manchester United had an extremely brief resurgence this week with news that the £89 million Frenchman has absent for training ahead of welcoming Brighton & Hove Albion to Old Trafford this upcoming weekend.
Interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to make it an astonishing six league wins on the bounce with victory over the Seagulls, and seven wins overall in all competitions.
Pogba has been in simply scintillating form under the Norwegian, becoming more and more worthy of his huge price-tag.
The 25-year-old has contributed four goals and five assists in the five matches he’s played under Solskjaer to help United on that incredible streak and get The Theatre of the Dreams singing again.
United fans need not fear by his latest absence however, which was explained by Manchester United legend ‘Captain Marvel’ himself Bryan Robson; that Pogba’s girlfriend Maria Salaues had given birth to a baby and were now back in Manchester after temporarily remaining in London following the Red Devils’ 1 - 0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
“When I saw Paul last week in Dubai with the United squad, I had a little chat and congratulated him on the birth of his baby. He just seemed so relaxed and easy with things," Robbo said per The Sun.
Nemanja Matic also did not participate in the mid-week training season, with the Serbian revealing on his Instagram account earlier on in the week that his wife had also given birth to a baby girl, Anika.
Congratulations to them both.
