The news that Jose Mourinho has been sacked as manager of Manchester United came out of the blue on Tuesday morning, leaving the footballing world in a state of shock, with eyes quickly turning to Paul Pogba's reaction.
Mourinho, who had a fractious relationship with the France star among several other squad members, had guided United to their worst ever start to a Premier League season with 26 points from 17 games, and Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool proved to be the final straw.
Many United fans have responded with delight to the news of Mourinho's exit, and there was perhaps a hint that they were not the only ones.
United's club record signing Pogba, who has been dropped from Mourinho's lineup in recent weeks, shared a post on Instagram and Twitter, showing him smirking at the camera with the headline 'Caption this!'
Luv u @paulpogba pic.twitter.com/8mOu7tIvsp
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) December 18, 2018
The image was deleted from Pogba's accounts after a few minutes, but not before it had been screenshotted and shared across social media platforms, as evidence of the player's delight.
Pogba criticised Mourinho's tactics after a 1-1 draw against Wolves in September, suggesting that United should 'attack, attack, attack' more.
Confirmed by contact within @adidassoccer: "#Pogba's social media posts were a scheduled event, part of a marketing campaign. Immediately taken down once it became apparent that it could be misconstrued as disrespectful to Manchester United and José Mourinho"
— Chris Williams (@Chris78Williams) December 18, 2018
This led to Mourinho stripping Pogba of the vice-captaincy, and Pogba told the media that he had been banned from talking to them after the following week's defeat at West Ham.
More recently, Mourinho described Pogba as a 'virus' whose poor performances and attitude were affecting the rest of his teammates.
United are set to appoint an interim boss within the next 48 hours.
Source : 90min