{"id":31143,"date":"2026-04-22T12:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/pogbas-difficult-advice-to-mainu-about-leaving-manchester-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:46:30","slug":"pogbas-difficult-advice-to-mainu-about-leaving-manchester-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/pogbas-difficult-advice-to-mainu-about-leaving-manchester-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Pogba&#8217;s &#8216;difficult&#8217; advice to Mainu about leaving Manchester | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has offered some advice to Koby Mainu, declaring that regular minutes must be a major factor when considering his future. Mainu re-established himself in United&#8217;s starting XI under manager Michael Carrick. The midfielder had his opportunities limited under former manager Ruben Amorim and his United career was in doubt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mainu was said to have sought a loan from the club during the summer transfer window in search of more consistent football, but United rejected the request. A move to Napoli looked set to be finalized in January, but Amorim was sacked and replaced by Carrick. The 21-year-old has just 12 months left on his contract at Old Trafford when the summer period begins. However, it appears he is intent on signing a lucrative new contract with the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Like Mainu, Pogba graduated from Old Trafford&#8217;s academy but left in 2012 in search of regular first-team appearances. He returned to the club in 2016, but left again six years later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Pogba was asked on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast how he would coach Mainu, and appeared to hint that he should leave the club. &#8220;He played, but he&#8217;s a very talented, very talented kid. He&#8217;s still young,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult. It&#8217;s really difficult. That&#8217;s how he feels. If he feels that way, if he&#8217;s on good terms with the manager, if the manager really believes in him, he has all the clubs behind him, so this is for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;But I don&#8217;t know about his contract, because I think if he becomes a free agent, it will be a different story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;But, you know, this kid thinks he can play, other guys think he can play, and the manager pushes him and says, you can play on this team, why don&#8217;t you play? It affects this kid too, and he&#8217;s like, &#8216;Oh, I should leave.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe this isn&#8217;t the right decision. And it&#8217;s really hard to say he should leave when he&#8217;s so loved by the United people. He&#8217;s a very good player, he&#8217;s got a lot of potential and he could have a great career at Manchester United.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;So, I don&#8217;t know, but I wish him the best. I don&#8217;t know what decision he&#8217;s going to make. I just want to watch this kid play. It&#8217;s fun to watch him play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Football hasn&#8217;t been simple for Pogba since leaving United. The midfielder was suspended for 18 months for a doping violation. After his return, he joined French side Monaco last summer, but the 33-year-old has only made four appearances in Ligue 1 this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2196946\/paul-pogba-kobbie-mainoo-man-utd-exit\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has offered some advice to Koby Mainu, declaring that regular minutes must be a major factor when considering his future. Mainu re-established himself in United&#8217;s starting XI under manager Michael Carrick. 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