{
  "id": 12320870,
  "title": "“I’m partly responsible”: Paul Scholes outlines his surprising role in Paul Pogba’s departure from Man United",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/im-partly-responsible-paul-scholes-outlines-his-surprising-role-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/m-partly-responsible-paul-scholes-063500892.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has commented on Paul Pogba's departure from the club. Pogba initially joined the club's youth side in 2009 and went on to win the Youth Cup in 2011. He made seven appearances for the senior team before moving to Juventus on a free transfer in 2012. Manchester United re-signed Pogba in 2016 in a £89 million deal at the time. He played 226 times for United, scoring 39 goals in all competitions before his career was hampered by a ban for taking illegal substances and injuries.\n\nSpeaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast, Scholes expressed little sympathy for Pogba's time at Manchester. When he appeared alongside darts player Luke Littler after Pogba was named in United's all-time XI, Scholes jokingly responded, \"Ah Pogba, yeah, good shout! Do you know what? I was half the reason he left the first time.\" Reflecting on Pogba's return to Manchester in 2012 after his first departure, Scholes stated that the Frenchman was the next young talent coming through, and when he returned from retirement, he expected to play. \"I retired at 36 and came back, and Paul was just coming through,\" Scholes said. \"So I think he expected to play because I came back and in January we had no midfielders left, we were playing Rafael da Silva and Phil Jones in central midfield.\" Scholes concluded that Pogba's agent turning down deals likely contributed to his departure, and he admitted, \"I’m partly responsible!\" Pogba is currently without a club after leaving AS Monaco in the summer.",
  "summary": "Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has weighed in on Paul Pogba’s career at the club.Paul PogbaPogba first joined the club’s youth side in 2009 and won the Youth Cup in 2011.The Fren...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: ‘I’m a greedy bastard’ – Paul Scholes disagrees with Rooney on Man City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/epl-im-a-greedy-bastard-paul-scholes-disagrees-with-rooney-on-man-city",
        "published": "2026-10-04T07:04:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}