United's Pereira confirms reason for Pogba, Mourinho spat

(FILES) in this March 17, 2018 file photo, Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (R) and French midfielder Paul Pogba leave after the English FA Cup quarter-final football match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England. - Paul Pogba has been told by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho he will never captain the club again while the Portuguese remains in charge, according to reports on September 25, 2018, as tensions between United's star midfielder and manager continue to rise.
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Weeks after video of a training ground argument between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba surfaced, Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has confirmed reports that the beef stems from the Frenchman's social media.

Reports suggested that Mourinho was incensed by Pogba's Instagram post during United's League Cup dismissal on penalties to Derby County in September, something Pereira verified in a conversation with Brazilian outlet UOL.

"It was in a cup game. Pogba posted the video before and there was me and left-back Luke Shaw laughing," Pereira said, translation per Sky Sports. "We were winning the game 1-0 at the time of the video. Then we lost the game, and people said that Pogba posted later. But he posted before."

"The manager thought that Pogba had posted later. He asked him why that happened. There was a mood about it," Pereira added.

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The day prior to the training ground disagreement, Mourinho stripped Pogba of his vice-captaincy duties.

Wobbly Wi-Fi at the Theatre of Dreams may be to blame for the latest quarrel between the pair, which has prompted reports of dressing room unrest and Pogba's interest in a move to Barcelona.

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