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Richard Fay

Louis Saha claims Manchester United only have one world-class player

Louis Saha believes Paul Pogba is the only Manchester United player who can be considered world class.

The French midfielder has yet to find consistency following his return to Old Trafford three years ago, but was named in the PFA Team of the Year last season for his revival under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Not only does former United forward Saha believe Pogba to be world class, but he also thinks the France international still has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or in his playing career.

Pogba is often criticised when United fail to meet expectations and Saha believes his compatriot is often unfairly made a scapegoat for the wider failings of his team.

“He’s got the potential to be one of the best - Ballon d’Or potential,” Saha told Astro SuperSport.

“No disrespect to the other players but he could say ‘I’m the only one here who could claim to be a world-class player right now’. At the same time, he’s always going to be on the spot because he is the only one.

“If he doesn’t perform there’s no-one that’s going to be asked more from. Pogba tries his best but sometimes there’s no-one there to help him.

“And who’s going to get criticised for not performing? It’s going to be Pogba.”

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