Matic says Sancho and Pogba were 'always late' at Man Utd

Nemanja Matic has revealed Jadon Sancho and Paul Pogba's frequent lateness to training sessions angered the Manchester United squad at the time.

Rennes midfielder Matic made 128 Premier League appearances for the Red Devils between 2017 and 2022.

The 35-year-old has recalled in an interview with YuPlanet that he was shocked by the punctuality of the United squad compared to his previous club Chelsea.

He said: "At Chelsea, players acted professionally, they were punctual and were never late for training but at United it happened almost every day. 

"Among the players who would always be late were Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho and couple of other players. 

"The rest of us who were always on time were angry so we decided to form a kind of an internal disciplinary committee with me serving as its president.

"I put a sheet of paper up on the wall where I documented the names of individuals arriving late. 

"During one particular season we collected around £75,000 in fines. 

"We had planned to use the money to throw a party in London but we didn't due to the Covid outbreak."

Matic's revelation comes a few months after Sancho's exclusion from any first-team action at United by manager Erik ten Hag. 

The 23-year-old claimed in a social media post he had been made a "scapegoat" following his omission from the squad for the defeat at Arsenal on September 3.

Sancho has not featured for United since and Ten Hag has admitted he is unsure if the winger will ever play for the club again. 

The Red Devils boss said in September: "I don't know [if he will play for United again].

"He is not available, so in this moment, he is not important, because he can't contribute."