FERGUSON OFFERED POGBA THE BEST-EVER CONTRACT FOR A RESERVE PLAYER AT UNITED, AROUND $30,000 A WEEK. IT WAS DECLINED The room falls silent as the television cameras zoom in on the young superstar. The interviewer gets things underway. “Well, Paul, a 2-0 victory – what’s your response to that?”
The youngster shifts uneasily from one foot to the other, his eyes nervously darting around the room, trying to avoid any eye contact.
“Well, there’s nothing you can say about it,” comes the mumbled reply. “It was magnificent… errrm.” His prolonged pause is met by stifled giggles from team-mates, who are gathered just out of shot. Clearly embarrassed, he fixes his gaze on his interviewer for the first time and takes a breath. “It was great to go down 2-1 in…
