PAUL POGBA looks glum as he returns from Seville after being dropped by Jose Mourinho.
The under-fire Manchester United midfielder only played against Sevilla due to an injury Ander Herrera picked up 17 minutes into the clash.
Mourinho praised him for his performance but Pogba, 24, still appears down in the dumps as he arrives at Manchester airport early this morning.
Though perhaps it is the lack of sleep which is bugging the France international.
Pogba is escorted by security outside the terminal wearing his full United tracksuit, personalised ‘PP’ trainers and a hat.
The rest of the squad look shattered and while Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic, Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera pose for pictures and sign autographs, Alexis Sanchez appears too sleepy to do so.
Mourinho’s men managed a 0-0 draw in Spain, meaning it is all to play for in next month’s second leg at Old Trafford.
David De Gea was the hero on the night as the Red Devils finished the happier of the two sides.
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Though fuming Mourinho hit out at his own medical staff after a team selection blunder.
The Portuguese boss had been told Herrera, 28, was fit to play after missing the last three games.
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But he limped off early on causing a quick switch around.
Mourinho blasted: “I think it is a bad injury. He had a small injury that stopped him playing in the last couple of matches, but the medical department made him 100 per cent ready for last Saturday.
“We didn’t play him to give more work and more protection, but it looks like he wasn’t fully fit.
“The medical department made him fully fit. He trained and he looked fit.
“The way he was playing he showed that intensity that is only possible when you are fit.
“He was pressing really high, we were not giving one inch to them. Then the backheel created the contraction in the muscular area and now we have proof he was not 100 per cent fit.”
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