Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signalled that Paul Pogba could be set for a different role in his team this season.
The Frenchman has been in excellent form in United’s tour of Australia and Asia over the summer, playing on the right of a two-man midfield.
Most recently, he partnered Scott McTominay in the middle of the park as United beat Tottenham 2-1 in Shanghai.
With four wins from four games in pre-season, Solskjaer is delighted with his options in midfield and believes Pogba can play in two, but has the versatility to perform in a three-man midfield as he did for much of last season.
“I thought they [Pogba and McTominay] played really well in the first-half.
“They haven’t done that before [the tour] as a two and today I thought they really looked really like a good pair.
“Of course we’ve got Fred and Nemanja [Matic] second-half, we have Andreas [Pereira], so it’s something we have to look at.
“But we controlled the game better. Second-half we didn’t keep the ball well enough, so disappointed with the second-half, how we finished, really. But it’s been a great tour. And those two played well.
“He [Pogba] can play in a two like he does for France but he has also got the freedom of picking his moments, when to go forward.
“Same with Scott, maybe his best position is like a number eight running forward. But I thought the two played very disciplined tonight,” Solskjaer told reporters.
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