5 things Mourinho has to do to revive Manchester United

#3 Unleash Pogba

Pogba should be the first name on the team-sheet and he should be given the freedom to work his magic

There are few players in world football you would say deserve to have a Manchester United team built around them, but Pogba is certainly in that bracket.

The Frenchman needs to be given the freedom at Old Trafford to fulfil his potential.

Too often the marauding midfielder is penned back in his own half, miles away from the goal where his unique eye for a pass, vicious shot and height can make a real difference.

Regardless of how Mourinho decides his United team have to play, the non-negotiable should be Pogba being allowed the freedom he needs to break the midfield lines and disrupt opposition defences.

Pogba has only played 12 Premier League games this season but he has seven assists – just two less than De Bruyne – and three goals to his name. He is a creative force who needs to be as close to the opposition goal as possible.

Mourinho has made great strides with the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard this season, but so much of that has come from allowing Pogba a more advanced role to support them.