Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pledged to shape his team around Paul Pogba after the France midfielder made a successful Old Trafford return in a 2-0 win over Southampton
Man United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic with teammate Paul Pogba (left)
Manchester: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pledged to shape his team around Paul Pogba after the France midfielder made a successful Old Trafford return in a 2-0 win over Southampton.
Man United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic with teammate Paul Pogba (left)
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Pogba played the whole game as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's brace sank Southampton on Friday, a week after returning to United from Juventus in a world-record 89 million pound (105 million euros) transfer.
Despite playing in a midfield holding role, Pogba got forward well, making a total of four attempts at goal, and Mourinho said that he was determined to give the 23-year-old the freedom to play his natural game. Asked what instructions he had given Pogba, Mourinho said: "Play."
He added: "I don't know which position he played. For a player to play with the freedom he has, we have to build a certain organisation around him. He has to play with freedom. The last 10 minutes, 2-0, now this guy has to play free."
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