Paul Pogba needs to play on the left of a midfield three for Manchester United as he did in win over Everton... but will Jose Mourinho get the best out of him?
* Paul Pogba played superbly as Manchester United won 2-0 at Everton
* Frenchman was stationed on the left of a midfield three at Goodison Park
* With Nemanja Matic serving as defensive cover, Pogba was liberated to push on
* He seized control of the match after half-time and teed up United's two goals
* At former club Juventus, Pogba always influenced matches playing on the left
* Mourinho would be well served to abandon 4-2-3-1 and stick with this set-up
Manchester United may have started the year with a victory, but that didn't stop a war of words breaking out between the club's past and present.
Paul Scholes, quiet and unassuming midfield maestro turned acerbic BT Sport pundit, made the suggestion that Paul Pogba was 'just strolling through games.'
'Where is the Paul Pogba we saw at Juventus?' thundered Scholes after United dropped points five and six of the festive period against Southampton on Saturday.
Paul Pogba was back to somewhere near his best in Manchester United's 2-0 win at Everton. The Frenchman turned in an influential performance from the left of midfield at Goodison Park
Liberated by having two midfielders alongside him, Pogba covered plenty of ground and was able to influence the outcome of the game, setting up both of United's goals
'He was all over the pitch, he was battling, he was tackling, he was sprinting to people, he was scoring goals from 25 yards out.
'He does not look like a player who will win you games and that is what you pay £90million for.'
Emboldened by the 2-0 win at Everton on New Year's Day and a far more dynamic Pogba performance, United manager Jose Mourinho returned fire.
'The only thing Paul Scholes does is criticise. He doesn't commend, he criticises,' he said.
'It's not Paul Pogba's fault that he makes much more money than Paul Scholes. I think Scholes will be in the history books as a phenomenal player, but not as a pundit.'
How United could line up with Pogba on the left of midfield in both a 4-3-3 formation (left) and a 4-2-3-1 system where he is slightly more advanced with more protection in behind
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