Manchester United: Paul Pogba says loss to Everton was a 'disrespectful' performance

Manchester United's players did not respect the club or their fans during Sunday's 4-0 loss at Everton, says midfielder Paul Pogba.

The result at Goodison Park was United's third loss in five league games and left them sixth in the Premier League with four matches to go.

"The way we played and the performance of myself, of the team, of everyone is disrespectful," Pogba told Sky Sports.

"Everything went wrong, but the mentality on the pitch has to change."

United are three points behind third-placed Tottenham and fourth-placed Chelsea and two behind fifth-placed Arsenal, and will miss out on Champions League qualification if they end the season in their current position.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost six of their past eight games since their comeback win over Paris St-Germain in the Champions League in early March.

They play title-chasing Manchester City on Wednesday, before games against Chelsea, Huddersfield and Cardiff.

"The fans want a reaction from the players and the only way to apologise to them is to give everything on the pitch," added Pogba.

"That's how we should apologise to the fans, just to give everything for the club, for the shirt, for the team-mates and for ourselves because we can't perform like we did.

"We can lose games, but with a good performance and pride. When you wear this shirt, you have to work and respect the culture, the history of this club and give everything.

"We didn't respect ourselves, the club or the fans. What we did on the pitch is not respectful for the team-mates, for the staff, for the people, for the kit man, for everyone."

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Comment posted by a n other, at 21:29 22 Apr 2019
Talk is cheap Paul, you and your merry men are not. About time you earned your wages and played for the shirt.
Comment posted by Cardigan McBardigan, at 21:38 22 Apr 2019
Pogba is the main culprit. Remember the Instagram post he put out when Mourinho was sacked? 'Messed with the wrong baller' - no class, a clown and an average player at that.
Comment posted by short and curly, at 21:29 22 Apr 2019
I'm afraid you didn't and don't always try your best. Kettle calling the pot, Pogba.
Comment posted by footyfan, at 21:31 22 Apr 2019
They'll still take their pay cheque. Mercenaries, the lot of them.
Comment posted by Rasp111, at 22:01 22 Apr 2019
Footballers - you can play badly if you want to, you can control who your boss is, you can sleep with your team mates wife, you can bite other players, you can dive and roll round pretending to be terribly hurt and still get paid the price of a house every week. And still we'll pay our money to watch and be on here saying stupid things about other people's teams. We are dumb
Comment posted by Rob, at 21:29 22 Apr 2019
Hopefully he’ll be gone with a few other mercenaries this summer. A big clear out and a change of mentality from most is needed!
Comment posted by DeShurland, at 21:33 22 Apr 2019
Pogba is more interested in Team Pogba and gaining followers on Instagram and twitter. Don't think he cares about Uniturd.
Comment posted by damu, at 21:53 22 Apr 2019
This guy is a joke, go back to Italy or join La Liga where you can stroll around for 90 mins each week and get away with it... you’re an embarrassment, completely overrated because of a ‘hype’ created around Instagram and all that other rubbish, miles away from world class, but what frustrates me the most is that you could be so good... Fergie letting you go for next to nothing says it all!
Comment posted by D1679593632569, at 21:30 22 Apr 2019
Just does not seem sincere.
Comment posted by Doc Daneeka, at 22:38 22 Apr 2019
The third HYS on the game and all have been about United's performance, any chance of a mention on how Everton played?
Comment posted by Spangles, at 21:43 22 Apr 2019
How can anybody respect this man. A shallow and empty mercenary that threw the previous manager under the bus. The sooner we get rid of this rot in the club, the better.
Comment posted by JoolzMF, at 21:32 22 Apr 2019
A HYS on empty words from Paul Pogba. Too predictable BBC Sport, too predictable...
Comment posted by trufflepig, at 21:44 22 Apr 2019
Man Utd need rid of paul pogba as soon as possible. Bad for the squad, a proper modern day selfish footballer. Teams win trophies and titles, not individuals. Cash in and get rid !!!!
Comment posted by hornet1blue, at 22:30 22 Apr 2019
Hey BBC you know who actually beat the team you keep going on and on and on about!!!. Yeah Everton FC. Is there any particular reason for all this talk about Utd’s problems and not the team that comfortably bear them!?!. 🙄
Comment posted by Colin, at 22:02 22 Apr 2019
Pogba is the problem. He has to go for this team to get back on track! He is too divisive.
Comment posted by paul, at 21:28 22 Apr 2019
city will smash you
Comment posted by Reddit, at 21:34 22 Apr 2019
I fear that's a corporately arranged message and not one from Pogba's heart. I just hope I'm wrong.
Comment posted by Jonnymanu, at 22:31 22 Apr 2019
I would have to work hard for 10 years doing 10 to 12 hours a day to earn less than pogba earns in a week. In that 1 week he only has to work hard for 90 minutes. He can't even do that. Its not about respect or disrespect its about greed, wealth, instagram, facebook, etc. Modern day players don't care about the team they play for anymore, they play for the highest bidder not for the fans or club.
Comment posted by spamfiend, at 21:37 22 Apr 2019
Poor ickle Pogba dropped his dummy. I support Everton and one thing I would love to read is the fact that we snotted United yesterday good and proper. All this talk of Utd being humiliated is hilarious but EFC butbon a top performance and deserved their day in the sun
Comment posted by prawnbutty, at 22:53 22 Apr 2019
Now people are starting to understand why Ferguson got rid of him.
Go Pogba ,forever this time