Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola blames Sir Alex Ferguson for Man United exit

Mino Raiola has hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson for blaming him for Paul Pogba's departure from Manchester United, saying that the Scot still does not understand his client and never believed in his talents at Old Trafford.

Pogba, 22, left United to join Juventus when his contract expired in 2012 when Ferguson had expected the midfielder to agree a new one-year deal.

Ferguson wrote in his new book "Leading" that Pogba's agent was responsible for the move, but Raiola has responded by saying he was merely doing his job and claiming it would have benefited him more if Pogba had stayed at Old Trafford.

Ferguson never selected Pogba in United's first-team starting XI, and the former Premier League champions received just £800,000 in compensation for a player who has since starred for France and Juventus and is now valued at around £70 million.

Raiola argued Ferguson, who admitted he dislikes the agent, is wrong in his assessment of Pogba as he launched a defence of his actions.