Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez accused of playing like ‘kids in a schoolyard’ during Manchester United victory
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were highly critical of the pair's display
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Your support makes all the difference.Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez came in for heavy criticism from Jamie Carragher for their performances during Manchester United dramatic 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on Monday night.
The two top earners at Old Trafford were in from the start as United fell 2-0 behind in the second half before goals from Chris Smalling, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic stole a late victory.
Sanchez gave the ball away 19 times in the first half while Pogba’s attempted long-range ‘Hollywood pass’ led to Palace’s first goal, scored by Andros Townsend.
“Look at how sloppy Manchester United and how poor they've been in possession,” he said on Sky Sports Monday Night Football. “You've mentioned Pogba but I think Sanchez has been worse.
“Sanchez has lost the ball 19 times in that first half and that's unbelievable. We're talking about a supposed world class player. But I don't know where he's playing.
“It's like him [Sanchez] and Pogba are like two kids in the schoolyard ‘we're the best players we'll go wherever we want’.”
Gary Neville agreed and admitted that Jose Mourinho was right to drop Pogba last month after accusing him of being a “YouTube or Instagram” player.
“His great strength is that he plays with freedom and like he's playing on the park with his mates and it's like everyone he does is like a YouTube or an Instagram video,” Neville added. “It's like it's not serious it's like a joke to him in terms of the way in which he goes about things.
“It's no wonder Jose Mourinho has left him out in the last few weeks a number of times.”
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