THE DAMNING STATS

4Pogba was substituted for the fourth time this season on Sunday. He was also hooked by Mourinho in both meetings with Newcastle and in the 2-0 defeat by Spurs at Wembley.

5 He’s scored just five goals this season — a figure bettered by 18 other midfielders in the Premier League.

34 Number of chances he’s created this season — ranking him 31st in the league. Kevin De Bruyne has laid on 103.

18 He ranks 18th in terms of passes completed (1,435) in the top p flight. Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka a has almost double that (2,711).

5 The 25-year-old has a pass completion of 85.3 per cent — ranking him as just the fifth best United midfielder (behind Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata).