JOSE: I’LL AXE WEST BROM FLOPS

player from Juventus in 2016, and Old Trafford chief Ed Woodward will be reluctant to part with a marquee figure so quickly. But Pogba has struggled to fit into Mourinho’s system and has not produced enough performances like his man-of-the-match display in the Manchester derby. It is unclear if Pogba will feature in tomorrow’s trip to Bournemouth or, more importantly, what is now United’s biggest game of the season against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Mourinho warned that he will not allow reputations or price tags to cloud his thinking for Wembley after admitting some players had blown their chance in the dismal showing against West Brom. ‘What are the criteria for a manager to choose a team?’ said the United manager, who benched Pogba for both legs of the Champions League tie against Sevilla. ‘I only know one criterion: it’s the way they play. It’s the only way I can select players. ‘Or do you want me to go for the price they cost, or their salary, or their beautiful face? The only way is to go with performance. ‘If I play a player against Bournemouth and the player is phenomenal, he plays the semi-final. It’s an opportunity for people to play and to try to get a place in the team for Spurs. ‘Some of the guys who played (against West Brom) don’t have a place in that team.’