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Paul Pogba needs to be part of a midfield three and that can't happen with Wayne Rooney in the Manchester United team... they are not compatible

When Juventus clinched their fifth straight Serie A title in April, they celebrated at the training ground, with Paul Pogba dancing on a table.

The Scudetto was sealed not while they were on the pitch, but by a Roma win over Napoli, meaning the Old Lady of Italian football could, once again, not be caught.

But the hard work had been done, by Pogba and Co, the previous day - as well as in the previous months - when they beat Fiorentina away from home.

Paul Pogba gesticulates angrily during Manchester United's defeat by Watford on Sunday
Paul Pogba gesticulates angrily during Manchester United's defeat by Watford on Sunday
Pogba struggled in a midfield alongside Wayne Rooney (right) and Marouane Fellaini (left)
Pogba struggled in a midfield alongside Wayne Rooney (right) and Marouane Fellaini (left)
The midfielder flourished on the left of a midfield three for Juventus, but is in a new role here
The midfielder flourished on the left of a midfield three for Juventus, but is in a new role here

That day Pogba lined up, as he tended to do at Juve, as part of a midfield three, alongside Sami Khedira and Mario Lemina.