For weeks now, Paul Pogba has given the impression of a man with an awful lot to get off his chest. He has been happy to fuel the uncertainty about his own future at Manchester United and done little to disguise a frosty relationship with Jose Mourinho but, beyond questioning the team’s attitude after the woeful 3-2 defeat at Brighton, he has strayed away from criticising the way they play under the Portuguese.

Even as he stopped to talk in the wake of United’s latest troubled outing at Old Trafford, exasperation writ large on his face, the France midfielder seemed to be caught in two minds about precisely how much he should say, and how far he should go.

Yet, by the end of a five minute conversation, Pogba had spelt out enough of his frustrations about United’s leaden attack to suggest he believes the problems run deeper than a question of attitude, which Mourinho had taken a hammer to after watching Wolverhampton Wanderers come from behind to claim a thoroughly deserved point.

Too often against Wolves, Pogba would pick up the ball and be confronted with a plethora of static United bodies. It has become a familiar pattern and, when asked if there needed to be far more movement ahead of him, Pogba gave a wry laugh before eventually abandoning any attempt at diplomacy. United, for his liking, simply do not play on the front foot nearly as much as they should at home.