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Paul Pogba could play a different role in the Manchester United midfielder this season after impressing in pre-season, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Frenchman was in excellent form during United's tour of Australia and Asia during the summer, playing on the right side of a two-man midfielder.
More recently, he accompanied Scott McTominay in the middle of the park in United's 2-1 win against Tottenham in Shanghai, with both players looking very good.
With four wins in four pre-season games, Solskjaer is thrilled with his options in midfield and thinks Pogba can play two, but he has the versatility to play in a three-player midfielder as he plays the game. did for much of last season.
"I thought that they [Pogba and McTominay] played very well in the first half, "said Solskjaer after defeating the Spurs. "They did not do it before [the tour] as two and today, I thought that they really looked like a good pair.
"Of course we have Fred and Nemanja [Matic] in the second half we have Andreas [Pereira]So that's something we need to look at.
'But we controlled the game better. In the second half, we did not keep the ball well enough. We are disappointed with the second period and the way we ended. But it was an excellent tour. And those two played well.
& # 39; It [Pogba] can play two as he does for France, but he also has the freedom to choose his moments, when to go from the front.
"Same thing with Scott, maybe his best position is like an eighth ahead, but I thought the two were playing very disciplined tonight."
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Despite a slow summer in the transfer market, which has so far only seen the arrivals of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James, United impressed on the pitch.
United have two more friendlies to play before the start of the season, ahead of Norway's Kristiansund on Tuesday and against AC Milan in Cardiff the following Saturday.
"I think we are improving," said Solskjaer. "We are improving and the pre-season is not a question of results, but to find a way to play, to find a style that suits the players.
"And we have made great progress towards the team we want to be."
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