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World-record buy Pogba is no Mikel, says Parker

Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United has caused concern for Paul Parker over where he will fit into the team at Old Trafford.

Manchester United may have paid a world-record transfer fee to sign Paul Pogba, but Paul Parker says he does not even compare favourably to Chelsea's John Obi Mikel.

Pogba is set to make his second debut for Jose Mourinho's side in Friday's home Premier League match against Southampton, but the club's former defender has concerns over how he will fit in after the move.

Parker, who played for United between 1991 and 1996, feels the France international is not ideally suited to a holding role in the same way Mikel is, while captain Wayne Rooney already fills the starting attacking midfield spot.