It's three years since Paul Pogba danced his way back into Manchester United to the tune of a Stormzy rap and the hashtag #pogback.
A then world-record transfer fee of £89million was a major statement by United in the wake of Jose Mourinho's appointment as manager and the star signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. It has not worked out as planned for United or Pogba, however.
He may have won the League Cup and Europa League in his first season, scoring in the final of the latter competition in Stockholm, but simply hasn't done enough to justify the fanfare that greeted his return from Juventus in 2016.
It's been three years since Paul Pogba dances his way back into Manchester United
It's no surprise that the last 12 months have been overshadowed by talk of Pogba wanting to leave Old Trafford again, from his attempts to engineer a move to Barcelona last summer as his relationship with Mourinho fell apart to the latest links with Real Madrid following the player's public admission that it may be time for a new challenge.
United insist the Frenchman will not be sold and Pogba still did enough last season to be named in the Premier League team of the Year, but few would argue that his second spell at the club has been a success. Many fans and even coaching staff at the club would not be sorry to see the back of him.
Sportsmail looks at where it has gone wrong for Pogba and a career move that promised so much.
Pogba hasn't done enough to justify the fanfare that greeted his return from Juventus in 2016
Wake-up call
Pogba had already earned a reputation for being high maintenance and it was revealed in December 2017 that two of United's support staff had been despatched to his luxury home in Hale Barns to get the player out of bed when he failed to appear for a warm-down session following a win over Arsenal the previous evening. Staff were beginning to grow tired of the midfielder's boisterous behaviour and his attempts to always be the centre of attention around the Carrington training complex.
Staff at United have grown tired of Pogba's desire to be centre of attention at Carrington
Pep talk
The first signs that Raiola – who made £41m from his client's transfer from Juventus – was trying to engineer a move away from United appeared in April 2018 when Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola sensationally revealed that the player had been offered to him in the January transfer window. 'Two months ago, he (Raiola) offered me Pogba to play with us,' said Guardiola amid a public spat with the agent. His comments gave credence to the rumours that Pogba wanted out.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola sensationally revealed Pogba was offered to him last year
No way, Jose
Pogba went on to win the World Cup with France but the high point of his career to date brought only a reminder from Mourinho that he had to give the same focus and commitment to United.
'I don't think it's about us getting the best out of him, it's about him giving the best he has to give,' said the United boss on tour in Los Angeles last summer.
An irritated Pogba responded after scoring in United's opening game of the season at home to Leicester, saying: 'If you're not happy, you cannot give your best. There are things I cannot say otherwise I will get fined.' The battle lines had been drawn.
Jose Mourinho and Pogba never saw eye to eye and traded barbs on numerous occasions
Nou way out
The root of Pogba's discontent was that he was desperate to join Barcelona after Raiola agreed personal terms with the Catalan giants worth £89.5m over five years. Pogba demanded to be sold, but United chief Ed Woodward blocked his move to the Nou Camp.
Ed Woodward blocked Pogba's move to Barcelona despite the player agreeing terms
Turf war
When United won at Burnley in early September, Pogba insisted on leaving Turf Moor in his chauffeur driven Rolls Royce instead of joining his team-mates on the bus. Mourinho tried unsuccessfully to persuade the player to stay on the bus for a short distance before switching vehicles, and recently confessed that he feared for his job if he tried to force the issue.
'I went to the press conference and when I arrived at the team bus, parked beside it was a Rolls Royce with his chauffeur,' said the Portuguese coach. 'After all, the car was new and His Excellency would like to leave the stadium in his Rolls-Royce. Now, how do we deal with this? You tell him never go in the Rolls? You can go when I'm happy? Or you solve this thing in another way to get me 'on vacation'.'
Mourinho hit out at Pogba for going home in his Rolls Royce instead of the team bus
'Attack, attack, attack'
With their relationship fast deteriorating, Pogba appeared to criticise Mourinho's safety-first tactics after a 1-1 home draw with Wolves by calling on United to 'attack, attack, attack'. Mourinho accused his players of not being as motivated as their opponents after the game, but Pogba offered a different
