“We play away against possibly the three biggest candidates for the title in Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City, so the calendar was not nice to us.”

He also made a gesture with his right hand while speaking, pointing with his little finger.

“He apologised to me, I accept his apologies. I think he deserves a second chance. I don’t think he deserves to be sacked.”

“I don’t like Mickey Mouses, fragile, afraid, who go, ‘I don’t take penalties’. I like the player that wants to take it.”

To spare Pogba’s embarrassment, the rebound broke kindly for the midfielder, who tapped it calmly into the open net, but he still received jeers.

Jose Mourinho stripped him of the vice-captaincy after Pogba publicly called on United to be more attacking in games.

It is not the first time De Gea’s future at Old Trafford has been cast in doubt since he signed from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for £18.9 million.

The refusal to attend is understood to have cost a number of sponsors thousands of pounds.

The development is certain to raise tension at the under-performing club, who are 10th in the Premier League table.

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Meanwhile, Javi Martinez and Robert Lewandowski scored second-half goals as Bayern beat AEK Athens 2-0 in Greece.

Manchester United failed to threaten until Paul Pogba’s curling shot from outside the box hit the post 15 minutes from time.

Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to pile more pressure on his old club Manchester United when he steps out for Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday.

“End of story with me, is the minute he apologised to me. Let the boy work. Everybody makes mistakes – I made a lot of mistakes.”