I wonder how Paul would play with an actual midfield... considering he was in sensational form with Herrera and Matic alongside.
Naw let's drop him deep, play McTominay and Pereira next to him then cry about how poor he is.
If Paul leaves next summer without having had the chance to play in a proper midfield three, it's criminal of Ole and Ed.
During his time at United, Pogba has played as the most advanced midfielder, a sitting midfielder, and as the leftmost of a three man midfield. With the exception of a brief period immediately after Ole replaced Jose, his performances have been much of a muchness - a few good moments and as many bad ones. He has often, in the course of a single match, looked like both a great player and a liability. The only consistent thing has been his inconsistency. Now he looks like a player who has already mentally left the building.
There will be very few neutral observers who would conclude that Pogba has been a good signing for us.
While he certainly has many detractors, I'm actually astonished that he receives as much support on here as he does. He appears to be giving less than 100% to the cause, publicly states that he wants to leave, and is turning in increasingly indifferent performances. Despite that, there are still people who would rather blame everyone else for this, and are somehow convinced he is indispensable and we'd struggle terribly without him. Personally I think we may well have notched 8 points rather than 5 so far this season if it hadn't been for Pogba.
What is the impact of having a marquee player in the team who isn't fully committed, yet somehow appears immune to being either dropped or substituted? If one player is seen to be getting a bit of a free pass, maybe other players will start to think that they don't need to pull their weight either.
I had hoped he'd either have left by now, or shown that he was determined to perform at his best while he was still here. Sadly it seems as if I'm going to be disappointed on both fronts. I just hope now that Ole has the courage to leave Pogba out of the side if his level of performance doesn't merit a place. Perhaps if Pogba realised that his place in the team depended on what he contributed to the team rather than his reputation, he might pull his socks up (especially if his place in the French side started to look in jeopardy).