Paul Pogba breaks silence after ban reduced and reveals when he really wanted to quit Man United

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Paul Pogba has revealed that he wanted to leave Manchester United in 2019 because his heart wasn't in it. The 31-year-old eventually left United in the summer of 2022 at the end of his contract, six years after returning to the club from Juventus for a club-record £89million fee.

During his second spell at Old Trafford, Pogba scored 39 goals and added 48 assists in 226 appearances. He won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in his first season under Jose Mourinho, before being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year in 2018/19 - a campaign in which he has described as his "best" at United. READ MORE: What Thomas Tuchel did on day of Manchester United meeting might reveal Erik ten Hag truth READ MORE: There is one outstanding candidate remaining to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United However, Pogba has now admitted he wanted to quit United at the end of that campaign.

New boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer agreed to let Pogba leave the club - but chief executive Ed Woodward blocked the move. In an interview with the Daily Mail, he said: "I will tell you something I’ve never told anyone.

The year Jose went and Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] came, it was my best season at United but after the last game I told Ole and Ed Woodward that I thought it was my last year and that I wanted to leave. "I was 27 back then, it didn’t work out the way I wanted.