Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is lining up Paul Pogba to play as his No 10, in a bid to fit him alongside Bruno Fernandes, the UK Sun reports.
Pogba has returned to full fitness following an ankle injury and is fit for the Premier League restart, when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur on June 19.
Solskjaer is hoping the Frenchman can strike up a formidable partnership with Fernandes.
The Norwegian will be relying on his two stars, to fire United to a Champions League spot, with Solskjaer’s men currently in fifth place, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
Solskjaer has been working on a system where he can play Pogba and Fernandes together and has decided on deploying the World Cup winner in a new attacking midfield role.
Pogba has already been prepped to play in that role, having featured in behind the main striker during last Saturday’s intra-squad friendly game at Old Trafford.
Former Manchester united goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has praised his old team-mate for stamping his own mark on the Red Devils squad during his first year in charge
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has “done a tremendous job” since being appointed Manchester United manager, according to Schmeichel.
Solskjaer was handed a three-year contract at Old Trafford in March 2019 after a hugely impressive interim spell in the dugout following the departure of Jose Mourinho.
The Norwegian was unable to build on that platform initially as United slumped to a sixth-place finish last season, but signs of improvement have been shown in 2019-20.
The Red Devils sat fifth in the Premier League standings when coronavirus stopped play in March, and had also made their way through to the latter stages of the FA Cup and Europa League.
January arrivals Bruno Fernandes and Odion Ighalo seemed to complete the puzzle Solskjaer had been piecing together, with an 11-match unbeaten run raising the levels of expectation among supporters heading into the business end of the season.
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