A world-record \u00a389m deal<\/a> was struck to bring Pogba back to Manchester four years after he had left as a free agent and signed for Juventus.<\/p>\n Where did it all go wrong for Paul Pogba at Manchester United? <\/p>\n On his day, Paul Pogba was an absolute class act! <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Pogba showed glimpses of brilliance<\/a> during his second stint at Old Trafford and, in hindsight, he was unfairly criticised for many of his performances in a struggling side.<\/p>\n He ended up leaving as a free agent again in 2022 after failing to live up to the high expectations.<\/p>\n Ravel Morrison was United\u2019s best prospect<\/a> during his academy days and was rated even higher than Pogba in the same line-up.<\/p>\n Morrison knows more than most about what it means to not reach your potential, but he feels things could have been very different for Pogba if promises were kept back in 2012.<\/p>\n Did Manchester United make a mistake signing Paul Pogba in 2016? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Speaking on FilthyFellas YouTube<\/a>, Morrison said: \u201cI think it was after we won the FA Youth Cup, a few of us got promised that we\u2019re going to be involved with the first team a lot more.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it never really came. That\u2019s the reason why Pogba left, because you\u2019re playing players that are right back and left back in the midfield.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, straight after the youth cup, I would have put Pogba in there. But you\u2019re playing different players out of position and not giving other people a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n Kobbie Mainoo could suffer same fate as Paul Pogba<\/p>\n Fast-forward to 2025 and Kobbie Mainoo is struggling for game time<\/a>. Unlike Pogba, he made the breakthrough from the academy to the first team, but under Amorim he has fallen down the pecking order.<\/p>\n Morrison was asked about Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s<\/a> situation at Old Trafford, and he is clearly concerned that Mainoo is being overlooked the same as Pogba was.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they\u2019re taking the p***,\u201d Morrison said.<\/p>\n![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1053857930-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty ImagesMan United broke promise to Paul Pogba<\/p>\n