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#1 Fred can liberate Paul Pogba
It was settled halfway through the season that Paul Pogba does not function to the best of his abilities in a 2-man midfield. As a result, Manchester United decided to go with a trifecta of midfielders.
Scott McTominay was deployed as the third midfielder at first. Subsequently, Herrera claimed it with a couple of good performances though Fellaini and Carrick were used sparingly.
However, United still looked starved of creativity in the centre. Even with Herrera and Matic in the team, Pogba often had to drop back and gather the ball and do the greater part of bringing the ball out from the back all by himself, particularly during counter-attacks.
However, with Fred, who has proved that he is good both offensively and defensively, Pogba will have his work cut out. Both players have similar styles going forward. They both love to take on defenders and this will help them read each other's game better and help facilitate a better understanding of each other.
Pogba can also make those darting runs into the final third which have proved to be menacing without having to bear the burden of being the only player capable of working the ball out of the defensive third.
Matic will play sweeper, right in front of the defensive line. Fred will play a bit ahead of him and Pogba will be further forward and that's where he put in some of his best performances from in the 2017-18 campaign.
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