'It helps nobody for these arguments to be played out in public'
Wednesday 26 September 2018 20:08, UK
Dimitar Berbatov says he is "fed up" of headlines about Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba and has told the pair to sort their differences out in the dressing room.
After Mourinho and Pogba were filmed by Sky Sports News in a frosty exchange on the training ground on Wednesday, ex-Manchester United striker Berbatov admitted he was "surprised" their relationship has deteriorated so far.
Mourinho has removed Pogba from the United vice-captaincy and Berbatov, who scored 57 goals in four years at United, says Pogba must have provoked him into making such a decision.
The Bulgarian told Betfair: "If you are a captain or vice-captain, you're more often than not speaking on behalf of the players, and there is nothing wrong with giving the manager your thoughts.
"But this shouldn't be done in the media - it helps nobody for these arguments to be played out in public.
"I'm really surprised it has got to this stage. This sort of thing really needs to be kept in-house. You're all grown-ups, figure it out in the dressing room.
"For Mourinho to have gone as far as removing the vice captaincy, Pogba must have provoked him - whether it was the comments after the Wolves game or something else. But these arguments affect everybody else and start having an impact on the pitch.
"As someone who wants Manchester United to do well, I'm fed up of waking up and seeing these headlines. Football should be about what happens on the pitch. It's a stupid situation."
