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Arsene WengerbelievesPaul Pogba‘s lack of fitness and his current mindset atManchester Unitedhave hindered his performances underOle Gunnar Solskjaerthis season.
The World Cup winner has failed to find his best form this term and missed United’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United due to an ankle injury.
Wenger believes Pogba’s ankle problem has contributed to his sub-par displays but also feels United being so far behind Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race is having an impact on the midfielder’s mentality.
‘First of all, I think Paul Pogba, since the start of the season, has never been completely fit injury wise,’ Wenger told beIN Sports.
‘He doesn’t look, I’ve seen him the other night against Arsenal, he doesn’t look completely confident physically and he’s the type of player who has a huge physical power.
‘He needs to be perfectly fit physically.
‘After that, when a player wants to leave and you stop him from leaving, you know you go through a process of rebuilding the relationship that the first thing that suffers is the performances.
‘I personally think he behaves as well like he knows that Man United at the moment is not the team to compete for the championship.
‘And, plus the fact that he was stopped from going away, it looks like the two together a little bit tarnish his performances.’
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