Paul Pogba was wrong about Manchester United when he made his return to Old Trafford

The difference in Paul Pogba's attitude towards Manchester United from when he returned to Old Trafford to the months leading to his departure couldn't be much starker.

Pogba will officially leave United at the end of the month, six years on from returning to the club in an £89million transfer from Juventus. The Frenchman's contract will expire and thus he is free to choose his own next destination, with a return to Turin looking the most likely.

Though he is set to leave United on a free for a second time, Pogba is continuing to cause controversy in Manchester after his Amazon Prime documentary, ‘Pogmentary’, was released in which his frayed relationship with the club was laid bare.

In one clip which sees the playmaker discuss his contract options with his late agent Mino Raiola and lawyer Rafaela Pimenta in the summer of 2021, Pimenta asks him what would make him happy. In response, Pogba accused the club of not caring about him during his injury layoff.

“What makes me happy? To be in the project that I’m involved,” Pogba said. “Here, I had to do something. I came back from injury, they didn’t help me. They didn’t show care, they didn’t care how I was feeling, so I had to go to the national team to get my confidence back.”

Pogba added: “It’s all for the players. They have to feel important in their clubs, and they have to feel important in their teams. If you don’t have that, it’s over.”

The difference couldn't be more obvious when comparing the optimism and happiness Pogba clearly felt when he returned 'home' to Old Trafford in 2016. He said at the time: "I think it’s destiny, I would say it’s destiny. I was meant to come back here. I feel this. I always had this United thing in my heart and that’s why I came back.