Paul Pogba believes Raheem Sterling is treated differently because of his skin colour and his performances and achievements are neglected and overlooked by the media.
“Sometimes it happens,” Pogba told Sky, when asked if he feels the media treat him, or Sterling, differently because of the colour of his skin. “I think Raheem Sterling, with all the stats from last year and everything he’s done – nobody talks about it like we should,” he said.
“He has ridiculous stats, he’s scored goals and made a hat-trick not long ago. He’s been top with City. What I’ve been seeing is he’s been criticised for houses and what I’ve been hearing things about, but nobody talks about what he’s been doing on the pitch.”
“Maybe if he was somebody else, it would be different. I always say racism in football shouldn’t happen, because football is a sport, a beautiful sport and makes people happy,” Pogba added.
“When somebody is doing a great job, he should deserve the same reward as somebody else who does the same job.”
Pogba himself is enjoying a rich vein of form after the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
SEE MORE: Paul Pogba Backs Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Appointment As The Permanent Manchester United Manager
