Video: “Honestly, there were times…”: Former Man United star pours heart out on injury hell

Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba is slowly making his way back into football. Post-United Pogba left the club in the summer of 2022 after the expiry of his contract. The World Cup winner with France in 2018 joined Juventus in the summer of 2022, but injury disrupted his return. Controversy struck when he was banned for four years after banned substances were found in his blood, but after appeal, he only had to spend 18 months out of football. Pogba finally joined French side AS Monaco last summer, but once again, his career has been thwarted by injuries. He made his return to the line-up in the autumn, but injury put paid to his return and he has only played five games this season for a total of 57 minutes. The longest he has been on the pitch is 21 minutes in a 1-4 loss to Paris FC. Nonetheless, he is back in action and played the last six minutes of a 2-2 draw with Toulouse last weekend. Thoughts on injury woes In an interview with Ligue 1 Plus (via footmercato.net), Pogba opened up on how tough his recurrent injuries have been to deal with mentally. The midfielder stated, “honestly, there were times when I was like, ‘That’s it, it’s getting on my nerves.’ I do everything, I come, I’m here, and it doesn’t stop, it just keeps going. I was thinking, ‘What more do I have to do to avoid all this?’ And actually, it’s about time and patience. You have to have the patience to keep going and not give up.” Pogba also praised the support group he has around him and claimed, “I was lucky to have people around me, whether it was my family or close friends, who would say to me, ‘What are you talking about?’ When I see the messages, whether on social media or when I arrive at the stadiums, they applaud.” Finally, the 33-year-old revealed that he has only just started his return to action and asserted, “I can’t stop here. I want to give that love and joy back to the people.” “Je ne peux pas m’arrêter là (…) J’ai envie de redonner cet amour et ce plaisir aux gens” ❤️ Paul Pogba par Adil Rami, l’𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗲́𝘃𝗲̀𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. En intégralité 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗮̀ 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝗵𝟭𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟭+ 👌 pic.twitter.com/JviToTRKAX — L1+ (@ligue1plus) May 1, 2026 Paul Pogba 25/26 season stats Games playedGoalsAssistsMins played 50057 Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Ed Sykes via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.