Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects Paul Pogba to stay at Manchester United despite Real Madrid’s confidence of signing the midfielder.
Pogba has received heavy criticism for his performances during Manchester United’s recent run of poor form and is expected to leave if they miss out on qualification for the Champions League.
“I would say yes I can guarantee, but in life you can never. He will be as far as I can answer.”
Pogba remains a “leader” in the dressing room but is “a human being as well”, says Solskjaer.
“The world has changed, you don’t have a Bryan Robson, a Roy Keane or Steve Bruce in our dressing room,” said Solskaer. “Leadership is so many different things.
“We’re all different now. I don’t lead the same way as Sir Alex [Ferguson]. Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho – we’re all different leaders.”
The United manager’s meeting with Ed Woodward on Thursday had been planned “many weeks ago”, Solskjaer told Sky Sports News, and the pair made decisions based on “the plan we had before” losing to Manchester City at Old Trafford.
But a third defeat in 10 days has been a “reality check” for everyone at United and has influenced his plans heading into the summer transfer window.
“Some questions have been answered the last few weeks,” he said. “But you can’t change 10 players in one go.”