Leeds United legend Johnny Giles has told struggling Manchester United star Paul Pogba: You're just not that good.
Giles, who was a former Manchester United trainee, wrote for the Irish Independent: "It's always an abrupt slap in the face for a young prodigy who has been told from an early age that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread when he comes up against the brutal demands of football.
"Paul Pogba is facing up to harsh reality that he is not the greatest player in the world and it may well be the first time such a notion has ever crossed his mind.
"I firmly believe that up until a few weeks ago, Pogba genuinely thought he was up there with Messi and Ronaldo or was as Mourinho put it, the 'most complete' midfielder in the world.
"I don't believe that Mourinho ever thought that but if he did, if he misjudged Pogba's ability to run a football match from the pivotal slot in midfield, he doesn't believe it any more.
"Mourinho, searching for some balance in midfield and with very few options available to him, subbed him in a very public way against Spurs and Newcastle.
"By doing that he finally jettisoned his claim that Paul Pogba was the man to spark a renaissance at Old Trafford."