Paul Pogba says he is focused only on football ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Chelsea on Saturday.
The French World Cup winner played down talk of a rift with his manager Jose Mourinho in an interview with Sky Sports, stating that big games like this are what drives him on.
United’s start to the season has been up and down to say the least but their come-from-behind performance against Newcastle last time out suggested there is plenty of fight in Mourinho’s side despite constant speculation linking the manager with the sack.
Chelsea will prove a much sterner test than the Magpies – they’ve picked up 20 points from a possible 24 under their new boss Maurizio Sarri and their record against United is extremely strong. They haven’t lost at home to United since 2012 and have only lost two of the last 16 games between the sides.
“For me, those games are the best games to play,” said Pogba. “You play against the best players, you play against a big club, a big story. You play football to play those big games with a lot of pressure. That’s what you want to play.
“You can see this season that Chelsea have a lot of possession obviously, they are winning, they have one character you cannot miss in Eden Hazard, they say he is on fire, this time he is probably the best player in the PL right now.
“The team is going well, they have good results, for us we come back from the Newcastle game, 3-2 winning at home, we need points, so it’s going to be a tough one. I think they need points, we need points.
“The game is going to be very hard, we’re playing away. It’s a Chelsea vs Man Utd game, you know, so it’s a big one.”