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Mourinho hints at row with 'His Excellency' Pogba over Rolls-Royce

Jose Mourinho fired a thinly-veiled shot at Paul Pogba by saying an incident involving "His Excellency" and his car led to the manager's Manchester United dismissal.

Mourinho and Pogba endured a particularly frosty relationship during the Portuguese's tenure, especially in the final few months of his Red Devils stint.

Mourinho stripped Pogba of his vice-captaincy at the start of the 2018-19 season, and the former Real Madrid boss was fired just months later following a poor start in the Premier League.

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And now, Mourinho has seemingly offered a glimpse at an incident that helped foster that frosty relationship, saying it helped pave the way for the sacking that became his permanent Manchester United "vacation".