People keep saying Pogba in the middle is a problem but he really isn’t. It’s our tactics that don’t suit him. He could play fine with Fernandes in the middle and a DM behind him under the right tactics.
For example City have been doing it for years, playing D.Silva and KDB in midfield with only Fernandinho defending. D.Silva now replaced with B.Silva or Gundogan, Fernandinho with Rodri. Pogba isn’t any worse at defending than D.Silva, B.Silva or KDB.
However Pep’s tactic, unlike Mou or Ole, is not counter-attacking football but high press to win the ball really and fouling the opponent if they look like they are breaking through. If City sat back like we do, with their shite CBs and only 1 midfielder capable of defending they’d be getting mullered too. If Pogba were at City playing in Gundogan’s position next to B.Silva or KDB he’d absolutely fine in those tactics. Rice would be fine playing Rodri’s role too IMO.
City is a bad (or at least, an extreme) example because they prioritize technique / ball retention above all else across all areas of the pitch. Combined with their press it helps them win and keep the ball even if there aren't any specialized ball winners on the field. I highly doubt even teams like Liverpool (or really any other team in the world) can pull off what City do - they had a pretty tame midfield when Fabinho wasn't playing at DM for example.
Unless you're adopting the City philosophy as a whole and getting someone like Pep in to coach the team, it doesn't serve as a useful model for us. And even then it'll probably take several years before we success.
Other midfields can be more useful..
RM: Casemiro (DM), Kroos (Conductor), Modric (attacker)
Chelsea: Kante (#8), Jorginho (Conductor), Mount (attacker)
Pool: Fabinho (DM), Thiago (Conductor), Wijnaldum (attacker)
PSG: Gueye (DM), Veratti (Conductor) with attack shared between Neymar, AdM etc.
France: Matuidi (#8 ish) + Kante (#8) + Pogba