Former Manchester United captain, Bryan Robson, has told Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba to put their differences aside and pull together in order to get the club back on track.
United have suffered two defeats from their opening four matches, with reports of a falling out between Mourinho and Pogba continuing to the dominate the headlines.
Pogba was made captain for the opening match of the season against Leicester, but following that clash, he refused the opportunity to end talk of his unhappiness, stating: “There are things and there are things that I cannot say otherwise I will get fined.”
But Robson insists it is important that the pair put their differences to one side and focus on the team’s goals.
“Within a football club you’ve all got to get on well together,” he told ESPN FC.
“You don’t have to be friends but, after getting off to a slow start, that’s the time when you all pull together.”
Robson also believes United’s players need to take more responsibility, by finding ways to get the best out of each other.
“You’ve got to have belief in your teammates and in yourself.
“You’ve got to start raising your own game.
“It’s not all about having a go at people, it’s about encouraging your teammates as well. That’s really important for me in football that, as teammates, you’ve got a responsibility in the dressing room to have a go at each other if you think somebody is being lazy or slacking in training.
“If somebody’s been brilliant, you praise them. You try to then get more out of them,” he added.
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