Ole Gunnar Solskjaer used the four players, also including Andreas Pereira who Pogba also mentioned, at the base of his midfield.
And Pogba admitted he was impressed with how the United midfield functioned in his absence. "To be honest, I'm very grateful to all the midfielders that have been playing and you have to give them credit for what they've been doing," he told United Review. "People were talking about me, but I'm not Manchester United.
What Fred and Scott and Nemanja, even Andreas who isn't a central midfielder, have done, they have played and given everything and played well and helped us win games. "When I saw this I was very happy and they have pushed me to get better and better, to get back into the team.
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