{"id":1109855,"date":"2019-10-07T20:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T19:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109855"},"modified":"2019-10-07T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T17:18:43","slug":"pogba-form-dip-man-utd-wenger","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pogba-form-dip-man-utd-wenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger delivers verdict on reasons behind Paul Pogba’s dip in form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Paul Pogba’s poor form this season is down to his desire to leave Manchester United combined with the club’s current predicament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old French midfielder has missed United’s last two games due to a troublesome ankle injury.<\/p>\n

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  • Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United in 2016 from Juventus.<\/li>\n
  • He’s since gone on to make 145 appearances in all competitions, scoring 31 goals and registering 31 assists.<\/li>\n
  • However, the Frenchman has come under scrutiny for inconsistent performances.<\/li>\n
  • Arsene Wenger believes Man Utd’s inability to challenge for top honours is a reason behind his poor form.<\/li>\n
  • Pogba was keen to leave Old Trafford in the summer but would ultimately remain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    However, even when he’s played for the Red Devils this season, Pogba hasn’t pulled up any trees. Across six appearances in all competitions he’s produced just two assists.<\/p>\n

    It’s been an issue for the best part of two seasons, with the Parisian performing inconsistently, which has led to heavy criticism from supporters and observers.<\/p>\n

    Wenger, now a pundit, feels the reason behind all of this is nuanced. He feels it’s a combination of many factors with him not being allowed to leave in the summer being one of them.<\/p>\n