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#1 Paul Pogba

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Even though the Portuguese had brought the Frenchman from Juventus for a then World Record fee of £89m, Mourinho and Pogba fell apart during the last phase of his tenure as United Boss. The Frenchman was seen by a section of the crowd as the guilty party, as his performances had dipped to an alarmingly low level.

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Enter Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with his smiling face and intrepid desire to build a team around Paul Pogba. And Manchester United were alive again. And Paul Pogba, under his Norwegian Boss's guidance, has finally started to look like the player who cost United a fortune.

Having managed Pogba as a reserves team manager a decade ago, Solskjaer knew what the Frenchman required. The shackles were broken and Pogba was given a free hand to do as he pleases on the field and the result have been mind-blowing.

Paul Pogba is United's top scorer this season so far, scoring 13 goals from 31 games from midfield, while also registering 9 assists. Under Solskjaer, he is the creative heart of the team and has appeared in 11 of the 12 games so far, scoring 8 goals and picking up 5 assists. Paul Pogba has helped Solskjaer embark on a dream start to life as the Boss at Old Trafford and the Norwegian definitely has his predecessor to thank for that.

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Edited by Abhinav Munshi
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