France boss Deschamps defends 'misunderstood' Pogba


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group H - BSC Young Boys v Manchester United - Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland - September 19, 2018 Manchester United's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - France manager Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba's strained relationship with the media is due to the "unfair criticism" he has received in the past and said the misunderstood Manchester United midfielder had learnt to cope with it.

Pogba played an important role as France won the World Cup in Russia this year but the 25-year-old has been criticised by the media for not consistently exerting his influence at United amid talk of a rift with manager Jose Mourinho last season.

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