The signing of workhorse Nemanja Matic should allow Manchester United to make better use of their gifted France midfielder Paul Pogba in the coming years, the club’s former forward Brian McClair said. United manager Jose Mourinho acquired the tall Serbian enforcer from Premier League rivals and champions Chelsea for a reported fee ranging from £40m to £50m on a three-year contract on Monday. "United need someone who sits there behind Pogba, who played his best football when [current United captain] Michael Carrick also played last season," McClair said. "Michael is coming to the end of a wonderful career, so United need someone who can do something similar but who will be more mobile in the coming years," he said. With Pogba a regular starter for United, Matic looks set to compete for a midfield slot with the 36-year-old Carrick, Spaniard Ander Herrera and Belgian enforcer Marouane Fellaini. "In the short term, I could see that someone like Matic would fit in," McClair said. "In som...
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