Paul Pogba has been stripped of the Manchester United vice-captaincy by manager Jose Mourinho.

The build up to Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup tie against Derby was disrupted by reports that United’s club-record signing’s tense relationship with the manager had reached a new low.

France international Pogba, who has captained the side three times this season, said after the 1-1 Premier League draw with promoted Wolves that the Red Devils should “attack, attack, attack”, which has reportedly not gone down well with Mourinho.

Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at some relationships between player and manager to have hit a rough patch.

Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini

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Mario Balotelli (left) and Roberto Mancini (right) clashed during training (Dave Thompson/PA Images)

David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham. (PA)
Manchester United midfielder David Beckham was left worse for wear after what manager Sir Alex Ferguson said was “a freakish incident” (Martin Rickett/PA Images)

Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy

Mick McCarthy (right) and Roy Keane at Republic of Ireland training. (PA)
Mick McCarthy (right) and Roy Keane fell out ahead of the 2002 World Cup finals (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Images)

Alan Shearer and Ruud Gullit

Alan Shearer (far left) and former Newcastle manager Ruud Gullit. (PA)
Alan Shearer (far left) found himself dropped by Newcastle boss Ruud Gullit (Owen Humphreys/PA Images)

Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle (right) and Paul Gascoigne (left) at training. (PA)
Former England manager Glenn Hoddle (right) axed Paul Gascoigne (left) from the final 1998 World Cup squad (Fiona Hanson/PA Images)

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