AP: Frank Augstein
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has leapt to the defence of Paul Pogba after the under-fire midfielder came in for further criticism following a below-par performance in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Chelsea. Pogba, who returned to United from Italian champions Juventus for a world record fee of 89 million pounds ($141.7 million) in August, has struggled to live up to his hefty price tag, scoring seven goals in 40 appearances this campaign."I feel that the world is losing values and I am scared about the level of envy coming in. It is not Paul's fault that he gets 10 times the money some players did in the past," Mourinho told reporters on Wednesday."It is not his fault that some pundits are in real trouble with their lives and need every coin to survive, while Paul is a multi-millionaire."Paul reached the top and nobody gave him anything. I am really worried about the way things are going with previous generations. Envy is everywhere."Despite Pogba's performances often dividing opinion among supporters and pundits, Mourinho said he was pleased with the Frenchman's performance in this campaign and was sure that the midfielder turned a deaf ear to all the criticism."I am very happy with Paul ... the best thing is that because of his personality he doesn't give an ass to what people say about him," Mourinho added.
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