4 players who have fallen out with Jose Mourinho in the past

Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho is currently in the middle of a spat with Frenchman Paul Pogba at Manchester United.

Following Manchester United's draw against newly-promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Portuguese manager has since expressed his disappointment at his team's performance, questioning their attitude in the game.

Pogba responded to Mourinho's criticism, saying that he wants the team to be allowed to play more attacking football especially at Old Trafford.

Mourinho then replied to Paul Pogba's criticism saying that he has decided that Pogba can no longer be the vice-captain of the team.

The fall-out is no surprise under Mourinho as the man is historically known for famously falling out with the players under him. We will now delve into four such incidences under Mourinho:

Iker Casillas (At Real Madrid)

The former Real Madrid goalkeeper's relationship with Jose Mourinho crumbled during the manager's second season at the Bernabeu.

At the time, Casillas had already cemented his name at the club with three Liga titles, two Champions Leagues and a European Championship under his belt. He was a respected figure to fans and players at the club but as the spat began, the goalkeeper found himself to be on the bad side of the Portuguese.

FC Porto v Desportivo das Aves - Portuguese Super Cup

In August 2011, the newly-crowned World Cup champion Casillas contacted rivals Barcelona's captain Xavi in the hopes of some form of peace as their El Clasico clashes were becoming more and more hostile. The pair decided that they would negotiate for the sake of their national team.

While the captains were lauded for such an act, Mourinho saw his goalkeeper as a traitor. The relationship was further strained during the 2012-13 season when Tito Vilanova's Barcelona won the domestic title and Casillas was soon replaced by Diego Lopez as the number one in the club.

Soon enough, Casillas decided to leave the Bernabeu for Porto in 2015 after Mourinho was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti.

The feud also led to Mourinho's strained relationships with Sergio Ramos and Pepe, who were unhappy with his treatment of Casillas and eventually met Florentino Perez saying, "Presi, in June, either Mourinho leaves, or we will..."

Juan Mata (At Chelsea)

Norwich City v Chelsea - Premier League

By the time Jose Mourinho arrived at Chelsea in 2013, Juan Mata had already made a good impression on the Blues faithful, winning Chelsea's Player of the Year award two seasons in a row since he arrived.

Mourinho made a sensational return to Stamford Bridge after then-manager Andre Villas-Boas was sacked after only nine months. Thus began Mata's struggles on and off the field under Mourinho.

The Portuguese's style of play saw Mata being pushed out to the wings, a position he struggled to perform in. His inability to adapt to Mourinho's tactics soon saw him off the first team and eventually sold to Manchester United.

The two reunited in 2016 amongst fear of another fallout but the feud seems to have settled down as Mata has featured in games under Mourinho, but is usually still played out of his preferred position.

Kevin de Bruyne (At Chelsea)

Arsenal v Manchester City - Premier League

This is perhaps one of the most regrettable decisions Mourinho has made as Kevin De Bruyne is now one of the most prolific playmakers in football.

The Belgian failed to get himself on the Blues team under Mourinho with the manager famously firing a dig at the young player saying, "With De Bruyne, if you have a player knocking on your door and crying every day he wants to leave, you have to make a decision...But if he was at Chelsea and not at Wolfsburg, he wouldn't have reached this level. It was like a wall, a block. He was not ready to compete. He was an upset kid, training very bad."

The Belgian was eventually sold in a cheap transfer to Wolfsburg, where he impressed enough to become one of the Bundesliga's best attackers.

His performances saw him returning to England to join Manchester City in 2015 where he has performed considerably well with Premier League titles under his belt.

Bastian Schweinsteiger (at Manchester United)

AS Saint-Etienne v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Round of 32: Second Leg

Bastian Schweinsteiger's arrival at Old Trafford ahead of the 2016-17 season was met with high expectations as the midfielder was a big deal at Bayern Munich where he won eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokal titles, a UEFA Champions League title and a UEFA Super Cup title.

Having been signed under Louis Van Gaal, Schweinsteiger soon found himself on the wrong side with new manager Mourinho.

The Portuguese had begun keeping the German away from United's first team and was even made to train with the reserves.

Schweinsteiger's name was nowhere to be seen in the United squad and after much media reporting on the feud, the midfielder was sold to Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.