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Paul Pogba finds himself stuck in the middle between two roles at Man United with Jose Mourinho swiftly losing patience with the £89m man's haphazard performances

Daily Mail | February 12, 2018

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To adapt the title of that famous Stealers Wheel song, Paul Pogba finds himself Stuck in the Middle with Mou.

With that £89m price tag, there's never any shortage of chatter about Manchester United's French star and it reached deafening volume again over the weekend.

There are those pundits saying Pogba lacks the positional discipline to operate as a defensive midfielder. And there are those saying that the form of others means he can't play as an attacking midfielder.

Paul Pogba again looked off the pace in Manchester United's 1-0 loss at Newcastle on Sunday
Paul Pogba again looked off the pace in Manchester United's 1-0 loss at Newcastle on Sunday
Jose Mourinho withdrew Pogba for Michael Carrick on 65 minutes 'to make everything simple'
Jose Mourinho withdrew Pogba for Michael Carrick on 65 minutes 'to make everything simple'
The u00a389m French midfield then looked miserable as he watched the rest from the dug-out
The £89m French midfield then looked miserable as he watched the rest from the dug-out

So Pogba is stuck in the middle without much clue and Jose Mourinho's patience is evidently starting to dwindle.

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