Paul Pogba says Manchester United must ‘attack, attack, attack’ in dig at Jose Mourinho’s negative tactics

Paul Pogba has urged Jose Mourinho to cease his negative tactics and make Manchester United “attack, attack, attack” in order to turn their poor start to the season around.

United are eight points off the pace in the Premier League following Saturday’s draw with newly promoted Wolves and Pogba believes their style of play is hindering results.

“We’re at home, and we should play much better against Wolves,” the midfielder said after the game.

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“When we’re at home we should attack, attack, attack. That’s Old Trafford. We’re here to attack. I think teams are scared when they see Manchester United attacking and attacking.

“That was our mistake. We should just attack and press, like we did against Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal last season. When we play like this, it’s easier for us.”

Another blow to the Pogba-Mourinho relationship?

Pogba has played well in flickers this season, scoring twice last week against Young Boys in the Champions League as well as turning provider for Fred’s opener on Saturday, but he has not reached the heights he enjoyed when winning the World Cup with France during the summer.

That inconsistency has been ever-present in this second spell at Old Trafford, where he has struggled to live up to his billing as a world class midfielder under the guidance of Mourinho.

And their shaky relationship appears to have taken another blow with Pogba turning the attention on his manager after the latest disappointing result.

When pushed on why United are so negative, Pogba said: “I can’t tell you because I’m a player.

“It’s not me. I’m not the manager, I cannot, like, say that, but obviously we should show more options of playing.

“But I cannot say that, because I’m a player. That’s my way of thinking – we should move better. We should move more, yeah.”