JOSE MOURINHO was involved in an amazing dressing-room bust-up with Paul Pogba and Phil Jones.
SunSport can reveal the Manchester United boss launched a furious attack on his two stars after last Sunday’s dismal 1-0 Premier League defeat at Newcastle.
Pogba pulled out of Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round win at Huddersfield with a mystery illness, while Jones was also missing after declaring himself unfit in the week.
On Friday the Special One said record £89million buy Pogba would play.
But when asked about the midfielder’s sickness yesterday, Mourinho snapped: “I don’t know and I honestly don’t care. I will think about him after the match.”
After the game, Mourinho revealed: “Yesterday he was working normally with us. We prepared for the game and told the players the team. He was in it.
“I was told by the doctor this morning he was not coming.”
Mourinho accused Pogba of being “too casual” and “too careless” after substituting him a minute after Matt Ritchie scored the Newcastle winner last week.
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Defender Jones was also in the firing line and both players were said to be shocked at being singled out and the ferocity of the manager’s verbal assault.
A Newcastle insider said: “Mourinho was furious — everybody could hear him shouting at Pogba and Jones.
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“He obviously thinks they should do better but the pressure is getting to them.”
United legend Paul Scholes told BT Sport: “Pogba’s form the last few weeks has not been good. He’s at a big club and you get pressure every week.
“Pogba should be the star so there will be pressure and criticism if he doesn’t perform.”
Striker Anthony Martial was also involved in a dressing-room bust-up after a poor display in the 2-0 defeat at Spurs.
He sent a water bottle flying, which hit a staff member.
Marcos Rojo’s new contract talks have stalled. The defender, 27, has 15 months on his deal and Paris Saint-Germain are lurking.
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