That followed criticism from Mourinho of Pogba's recent performances, with the Portuguese making a statement by selecting McTominay, 21, alongside Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic in midfield. Mourinho later complained that there had been too much focus on Pogba before and after the match, and not enough on a player making his second Champions League start. "In my pre-match interview I had four questions and three were about Paul, and Paul was not even playing. Scott probably looked like a man with dozens and dozens of matches in the Champions League when this is only the second (start)." "Paul made a big effort to try to give the team what I asked of them," insisted Mourinho.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2018 09:11 UTC