Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba's feud was reignited in the aftermath of Manchester United's 2-2 draw at Southampton on Saturday night.

Pogba was slated by Mourinho in the away dressing room at St Mary's for being reckless in possession and, it was reported over the weekend, labelled 'a virus' by his boss.

But Sportsmail understands Mourinho was more general in his criticism as he raged against a fall in standards and discipline from his players, saying he, as manager, wasn't the only one to blame for recent performances.

Paul Pogba has reportedly clashed once again with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho

Mourinho criticised Pogba and reportedly called him 'a virus' in a post-match exchange

The France midfielder, according to The Times, claimed Mourinho's tactics are shackling the squad and added he had nobody to pass to in front of him because players did not have freedom to move.

Pogba has been notably poor in recent games amid concerns from staff that he has once again set his sights on leaving Old Trafford. He is not alone with other teammates also considering their futures.

He was understood to be frustrated further on Saturday by how United were forced to set up in midfield with Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic behind in a makeshift three man defence.

Pogba himself was restored to United's starting line-up amid an injury crisis having been dropped for the Champions League win over Young Boys last week.

United fought back from 2-0 down to claim a draw against Southampton but they are already eight points off the Champions League places.

Mourinho said after the match that his players were trying too hard to create chances in pursuit of victory over Southampton.

'We lost so many balls in midfield, that was difficult to have that continuity,' Mourinho said.

'In the second half we went back to that dynamic where we lost too many balls in midfield, when the players don’t understand that simplicity is genius.'

The United boss also said that they are chasing a miracle to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Pogba reportedly felt he had limited options in front of him as players weren't able to move

United salvaged a point but Mourinho says they will need a 'miracle' to finish in the top four

Speaking to Brazilian outlet RedeTV at St Mary's, Mourinho said: 'Last year, we said that getting in second place was a fantastic thing due to the qualities we had compared to the qualities of the other teams fighting for the top four.'

Referring to his ambitions for the rest of the campaign, he said: 'Try to win as many points as possible and try almost the miracle to end in fourth.'

United are back in Premier League action on Wednesday night against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Mourinho is facing more reshuffling ahead of the clash. Striker Marcus Rashford is nursing an ankle injury while Chris Smalling has a hairline fracture in his foot.

At his Tuesday press conference, Mourinho even refused to give away updates on which players were injured to United's in-house TV station as he tries to protect his team selection.