Paul Pogba's comments on Cristiano Ronaldo sum up his failed Manchester United return

Paul Pogba is going anything but quietly as his Manchester United career ends in a fashion perhaps befitting of his time with the club.

Everyone knew Pogba was already well and truly out the door by the time his departure was finally made official at the start of the month. The moment he walked off the pitch after just 10 minutes at Anfield, he was no longer a United player.

Even as the fans’ opinions were already heavily weighted against him though, there were still some willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, arguing that this dysfunctional side was not the best place for his talent to be expressed. He’s now made sure to destroy any remaining credit he had at United with his self-indulgent documentary.

‘Pogmentary’ is a major exercise in massaging the ego of Pogba. In it, everyone is blamed for his failure to live up to expectations at Old Trafford bar the main culprit – himself.

Even when speaking about the return of one of the greatest players of all time, his immediate thought is of how it will help him scale new heights in the game. Pogba speaks in the documentary about wanting to win the Ballon d’Or, and upon Cristiano Ronaldo making his way back to United, his thoughts immediately turn to the award.

“The first thing I thought, ‘how do you train with a Ballon d’Or winner?’,” Pogba said. “It’s a good challenge to see him train, what he does, what’s life like for a Ballon d'Or winner?”

It’s the ultimate irony then that, in a season which can only be classed as a disaster for United, the 37-year-old Ronaldo came out of it with his reputation enhanced. Meanwhile, Pogba is arguably further away from the Ballon d’Or than he ever has been.

If the midfielder was aiming to learn something from the way in which