JAKARTA - Jose Mourinho has responded to criticism recently made by his former foster son, Paul Pogba, about his human management style. The Tottenham coach of Portugal said he "didn't care" what the Manchester United midfielder thought of him.

Pogba said he sees coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a different type of coach because he is not "hostile to the players." The 28-year-old midfielder, who is known to have had a cold relationship with Mourinho at Old Trafford, also admits he is not sure why his relationship has deteriorated with his former coach.

"What I have now with Ole is different, he will not fight the players. He will not fight the players. Maybe Ole will not choose them, but he does not put them next to them like they do not exist anymore. That's the difference between Mourinho and Ole. , "said Pogba to Sky Sports, quoted by Antara, Sunday, April 18.

"I had a great relationship with Mourinho, everyone saw that, and the next day you don't know what happened. It's a strange thing that I experienced with Mourinho and I can't explain it to you because even I don't know," added the former player. This Juventus.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the Tottenham side were held to a draw at Everton, Mourinho admitted that he did not care about Pogba's comments.

"I want to say that I don't care what he says. I don't care. Not interested at all," explained Mourinho.

Mourinho's comments came after Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Everton on Saturday when Spurs picked up a point despite Harry Kane scoring twice.

The England striker scored in both halves but was matched by two goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson. With the draw, Tottenham remain seventh in the Premier League, four points behind fifth-placed Chelsea and five points behind West Ham who are chasing a place to play in European competition.

Meanwhile, Manchester United sit in second place ahead of this weekend's match against Burnley on Sunday 18 April evening WIB.


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