Pogba left Manchester United for Juventus on a free transfer in 2012 only to return in 2016 for a then world record £90m.
He has struggled to justify the price tag since, fading in and out of games, mixing the brilliant with the ordinary and down right sloppy.
Pogba goes through spells where he looks like can a win a game on his own, and then others where he can’t keep hold of the ball.
He has clashed with Jose Mourinho this season over social media posts and there have long been fears his off field persona gets in the way of his football.
But former United midfielder Fletcher, who was on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football last night, revealed there were issues with his discipline even when he was in the reserves.
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“I did a spell coaching with the [Manchester United] reserve team which included Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Ravel Morrison – a lot of talented players,” Fletcher said.
“We played [Pogba] a lot higher up the pitch in attacking areas and we felt like he was the one that could go and win us games really.
“A combination of the fact that we felt he had a little bit of ill-discipline in the middle of the park as more of a central midfielder.”
Pogba left United after failing to break into the first team before becoming one of the top players in the game at Juve.
But Fletcher insist he wasn’t reliable enough in the reserve team, so it was only natural that Ferguson didn’t trust him in the first team.
“It goes back to that famous game which we though he left Manchester United off the back of, when we lost to Blackburn 3-2,” Fletcher said.
“Everyone was injured really, all the midfielders – Ji-sung Park, Phil Jones and Rafael had spells in midfield, and Paul was on the bench.
“I think at that time we didn’t think he was disciplined enough for the reserve team so to then to jump into the first team in an important game – people can see why [we didn’t start him].”
And Fletcher admitted he would like to see the World Cup winner used in a different way.
“I like to see him in the final third and creating things,” he added.
“He played for Juventus [on the left] and I spoke before about his connection with [Anthony] Martial.
“Pogba can easily drift out wide. He can also get in the box, he’s a big lad. I’d love to see him with a bit more freedom to express himself.”