Manchester United have been told they need to bring in better quality players in order to maximise the influence of Paul Pogba .
The quotes come from former United man Paul Ince , who believes that the French World Cup winner cannot shoulder the responsibility on his own.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side tumbled out of the Champions League on Tuesday evening following a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Barcelona and have now lost three of their five matches since the Norwegian was awarded a permanent deal - and five of their last seven.
Pogba has been singled out for criticism on a number of occasions this season and question marks have been raised again after the defeat to Barcelona but Ince has sprung to the defence of the former Juventus man.
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“People will talk about Paul Pogba and say he should’ve done more. But there’s only so much he can do when he’s surrounded by the kind of players he is,” he told Paddy Power News.
“If he was surrounded by class players, you’d get to see the real Pogba. I was fortunate enough to play with the likes of Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Eric Cantona – world class players – and they make everyone play better.
“ United can’t just rely on Pogba and expect that he will do everything, people have to pull their weight and be great around him.
“Pogba needs and deserves to be in a team full of top players, and I don’t believe that’s Man United at the minute. When they’re in the Champions League you realise that a lot of their players just aren’t good enough.
“You look at Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard when they’re playing lower opposition and they look great – but the fact is they’re miles behind the top players.
“And when you’ve not got many players at the top of their game, consistently brilliant, you will keep getting results like we saw last night. They’re being found out.”
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