Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has defended of Paul Pogba, saying critics are envious and "in real trouble with their lives." Pogba returned to United last year for a world-record transfer fee of 105 million euros (then $116 million).
Pogba has only had three assists and four goals in 25 Premier league games. But Mourinho says he's "very happy" with the United academy graduate who left to join Juventus in 2012 for four years. Discussing criticism, Mourinho says "the world is losing values." Mourinho adds that "it's not his fault that some of the pundits, they are in real trouble with their lives and they need every coin to survive and Paul is a multimillionaire."
United face charges
lONDON: Manchester United has been charged by the English Football Association after its players harangued referee Michael Oliver following the sending-off of Ander Herrera during the team's FA Cup loss to Chelsea.
Herrera received a second yellow card in the 35th minute for fouling Chelsea winger Eden Hazard. The score was 0-0 at that stage and United went on to lose 1-0. The FA said Tuesday that United has been charged with "failing to control their players."
United has until Friday to respond to the charge.