Manchester United's 800-word statement has taken the gloss away from Paul Pogba's new project

Manchester United's 800-word tribute to Paul Pogba last week was intended to be the final word on a six-year association that has brought neither player nor club much happiness.

The scale of the farewell jarred given how disappointing Pogba has been at Old Trafford, a club record £89million signing leaving for nothing and being mourned by nobody.

The Frenchman has shown only flashes of brilliance during his time at the club and the second half of that spell has been characterised by long periods of absence from the player and troublemaking from his late agent Mino Raiola.

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Pogba has been a headache for United since he requested a new challenge in 2019 and, given their time again, there is no doubt they would have cashed in three years ago.

The club's confirmation on June 1 of what was essentially an open secret, that Pogba would leave when his contract expires at the end of this month, might have at least taken some of the sting out of the 29-year-old's Amazon documentary, which is out later this month.

It now looks certain that Pogba will return to Juventus and no amount of PR spin can make a reveal on the nauseatingly titled The Pogmentary more exciting. The only people tuning in on June 17 will be Pogba sycophants and United officials hoping they can avoid one final hand grenade from the player.

In the trailer released last week, Pogba certainly plays up the decision over his future that he tries to claim is in the balance.

“I am at a turning point in my career,” Pogba says in the video. “I have big decisions to make that will decide my future – and I have no room for error."

In reality, he was never going to recommit to United, but leaving