That's a very emphatic statement. Why are you so sure? Where's your 'evidence'? Do you know someone behind the scenes?
What do you mean looking interested on the pitch? He probably provided the most points for us. If he doesn't score or assist people after his ass. Yes he has his faults, but to single him out over all the other dross in the team is unfair.
Personally, I believe the press has played a big part in influencing fans. Pogba has his faults, but the media has had it in for him since day 1, and fans have allowed themselves to be led.
I don't blame him for wanting to leave. Why the feck should he put up with being abused and constantly blamed for everything that's wrong with our club? Most people in his position, with choices, would be out of there.
Do I need to know someone behind the scenes?
He was a highly disruptive influence under Mourinho. Whether you agree with Mourinho or not, he shouldn't have to put up with his newly made captain immediately undermining him in the press or Pogba's form, which was absolutely abysmal and looked to borderline taking the piss during that spell. It suggests that he's happy to pick and choose when he wants to play. Further evidence for that was his dramatic upturn in form for a spell under Solskjaer when he was under pressure to prove that it was Mourinho in the wrong and not him. Fast forward to a time we're struggling for results and his form has plummeted once more, arguably because he's made his point personally, thinks the team isn't worth the hassle and is eyeing up that Madrid move. Again, most fans would agree that he's surrounded by poor players, but that doesn't allow him the luxury of becoming one himself. He has made no attempt to disguise his interests in moving to another club. When Solskjaer was being celebrated during the purple patch and we finally had some positivity running through the club, guess who was singing the praises of Zidane instead? What sort of example is being set by a supposed dressing-room leader who everyone knows probably wants away and has a track record of believing himself to be bigger/better than the manager and club. In all his time here, he's only imposed himself on one game in which we've went behind that I can remember, which was the freak Manchester derby. Typically, the worse we play in a game, the worse he looks. Our star player and supposed leader should provide more in those situations and he rarely does, despite the ridiculous amount of opportunities to do so recently. He so often indulges himself on the pitch (stupid penalty run ups, needlessly holding onto the ball, the dreaded flicks and tricks) that if you've missed that evidence then I can't help. Likewise with his clearly half-arsed attitude when it comes to defensive duties, backed up by various statistics. Even if you ignore all of that, the fact that he generates so much charged discussion and controversy is a problem in its own right because it is an unwanted distraction from the actual issues in the side.
With regards to the press, I agree to some extent as he was harshly singled out during his first season here, probably the typical one of always wanting the big money signing to flop. However he then went off to the World Cup and played pretty much the same as usual except this time surrounded by far better players, namely those (Kante & Matuidi) which disguised his defensive lapses. The media raved about him. I think he came back from that feeling vindicated, but I'm not so sure he was right to do so unless he's happy to be considered as a luxury who can only really function in a team of superstars which complement his game perfectly. After that I would say the media were more focused on Mourinho not getting the best out of Pogba, rather than Pogba himself. When he was in form during Ole's spell, he was roundly praised again. Essentially he is praised when he plays well and criticised otherwise. How unfair! There seems to be this notion that the likes of Souness, Keane and Mourinho have poisoned our fragile minds where in fact we're just using our eyes and ears. I'm basing my opinion on Pogba's words, Pogba's football, Pogba's antics. Not the opinion of Graeme fecking Souness. Right now, for our club, we need him to elevate the players around him. If he can't do that, which seems to be the case, then he's not the right player at the right time.
I don't blame him for wanting to leave either by the way, he's a talented player and he's likely to shine in a team with better players around him. We'd miss his technical ability no doubt and I wouldn't even say I want him to leave, despite the above rant. But equally, I don't blame the United fans who are fed up with him and other overpaid stars which have a seemingly cult-like following despite rarely performing to the level they should and being lazier than the players around them to boot. Pogba for example would get a tiny fraction of this criticism and abuse if he worked harder defensively and developed an awareness of how the fans are likely to react in certain situations (i.e. losing games) when he's indulging himself on the pitch.