Former Manchester United assistant coach Ricardo Formosinho has hinted at the problems between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba.

United have been rocked by a transfer bombshell after super agent Mino Raiola said Pogba's Old Trafford career was "over", insisting a January exit would be "the best solution for both parties".

Formosinho, who was assistant manager to Mourinho during the Tottenham manager's time in the United hotseat, has shed light on what it was like working with Pogba.

Although he didn't namecheck the 27-year-old, it was clear who he meant as he talked about issues around "world champions" at the club.

In an interview with Record, he said: “I'm not going to mention names but we had a lot of problems - one of which was players who went on vacation normally and arrived… World champions.

"It was very difficult to live in this climate of tension."

Speaking of his final 12 months at United before Mourinho was sacked in December 2018, Formosinho said: “In the last year we lost a great man and leader of the dressing room: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"He was an irreplaceable reference. We really missed him."