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MANCHESTER. — Jose Mourinho must heal a growing rift within his dressing-room that has been exacerbated by his toxic feud with Paul Pogba.
As Manchester United prepare to travel to London to face West Ham today, Mourinho must restore some harmony to a group of players who are growing tired of his antics.
It will be a test of Mourinho’s debatable man-management skills.
Mourinho’s differences with Pogba have been laid bare this week after the United manager confirmed that the France World Cup winner has been stripped of the vice-captaincy and the two men were involved in a training ground spat in front of television cameras. There are concerns at United that the ongoing dispute could poison Mourinho’s relationship with other first-team players and bring him into conflict with a young group that is close to Pogba.
Anthony Martial is the most obvious ally among a coterie of unhappy French-speaking players that also includes Eric Bailly.
Martial fell out spectacularly with Mourinho in the summer after leaving the club’s US tour to be at the birth of his baby son in Paris. The French forward wants to leave Old Trafford.
Bailly is no longer a first-choice centre back after the Ivory Coast international angered Mourinho by pulling out of the home game against West Brom in April due to illness. — Mailonline.
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