{"id":1136625,"date":"2020-03-15T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1136625"},"modified":"2020-03-15T13:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T13:01:21","slug":"man-utd-line-up-options-pogba-fernandes-tactics","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-line-up-options-pogba-fernandes-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways Solskjaer can fit Pogba and Fernandes into Man Utd&#8217;s starting line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paul <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7925bce\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> is close to a return with Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has not featured at all for the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6bcca6e3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Red Devils<\/span> since a couple of mid-season cameos off the bench, the last of which was on Boxing Day. The last time he was fully fit for United was back in August. Ankle problems have dogged his season ever since and he&#8217;s managed just eight appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>But he was edging towards a comeback before the Premier League was suspended because of the Coronavirus pandemic. That means when the crisis is over, he&#8217;ll likely be ready to come back into the fold and United will be able to play him alongside Bruno Fernandes, the Portuguese playmaker who has rapidly become their best player since joining in January from Sporting Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7529440\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ole Gunnar <span id=\"urn:enhancement-26122ec4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span> is excited at the prospect of these two teaming up. <span>&#8220;We want the best players on the pitch together,&#8221; the Norwegian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/man-united-paul-pogba-latest-17915924\">said<\/a> recently. &#8220;It sounds exciting and I&#8217;m looking forward to it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two talents like Pogba and Fernandes linking up does sound exciting, but how would it work? We&#8217;ve had a look and come up with three line-ups that will accommodate both Fernandes and<span id=\"urn:enhancement-d8a754c8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">\u00a0Pogba<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Plug-and-Play<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>United\u00a0are playing a 4-2-3-1 system by default this season. It&#8217;s providing them with great defensive stability and a powerful offensive capacity. Fred and Scott McTominay have proven to be a brilliant double-pivot, so there&#8217;s no need to break that duo up to bring Pogba back into the side so the simple solution is to plug him in further forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1136658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY.png\" alt=\"Man Utd tactics, Man Utd line up options\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200220\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-PLUG-AND-PLAY-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Fernandes working so well as the no. 10, linking with everyone and facilitating some beautiful play, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-487169a4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> could plug in on the left of the attacking three. This role is ostensibly on the &#8220;wing&#8221; but in reality for United whoever plays there makes outside-to-in runs and tries to threaten goal.<\/p>\n<p>This is very similar to the role <span id=\"urn:enhancement-dc8f70ba\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> played when he broke through after joining Juventus, and it would enable him to receive the ball in space facing the goal and able to cut in on his right-foot. It would allow him total offensive freedom as United&#8217;s two left-backs are primarily defenders so won&#8217;t get in his space, and with Fernandes available for wall-passes as well as Dan James offering direct play on the opposite flank there is so much potential to get <span id=\"urn:enhancement-25c337ba\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> into dangerous goalscoring situations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1136691\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/france-u20-world-cup-winners-2013-pogba-digne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1136691\" class=\"wp-image-1136691 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Where are they now? France\u2019s outrageously talented U-20 World Cup winners from 2013\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15112051\/1097916_1097916_WATN-13U20WC.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1136691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/france-u20-world-cup-winners-2013-pogba-digne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where are they now? France\u2019s outrageously talented U-20 World Cup winners from 2013<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Attacking Evolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Of course United may want to up the ante and actually play with some serious attacking verve whilst also developing a formation that they can keep playing once <span id=\"urn:enhancement-17c6cffc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/marcus_rashford\">Marcus Rashford<\/span> returns from his back injury. To that end, they will have to scrap 4-2-3-1 in order to put <span id=\"urn:enhancement-537923f0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> back into midfield next to Fernandes, meaning there will only be a single pivot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1136656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION.png\" alt=\"Man Utd tactics, Man Utd line up options\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200212\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-ATTACKING-EVOLUTION-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>McTominay, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/nemanja-matic-man-utd-career-2020-resurgence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resurgent Nemanja Matic<\/a> or Fred would be tasked with holding midfield, and with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fe37b838\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/marcus_rashford\">Rashford<\/span> (or Anthony Martial until he returns, with the striker&#8217;s role currently being occupied by United&#8217;s other winter window wonder Odion Ighalo) and James out wide providing pace and vertical thrust in attack, defences would be pushed back.<\/p>\n<p>This in turn would open up the space needed for Fernandes and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8bac0505\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> to play side-by-side. They would share playmaking duties and combine to make sure that United couldn&#8217;t effectively be stopped by an opponent marking one of them. They are both perceptive passes and deadly shooters from range, meaning that defenders would have to close out on both whilst knowing that if they do, they open up passing lanes behind them.<\/p>\n<p>Having to handle that for both men would be hard enough but when you factor in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9127b0e0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span>&#8216;s obscene ability to run with the ball then you have a midfield duo who will utterly destroy opponents who push up high (allowing United to remain a deadly transition team) whilst also picking apart teams that sit deep. Both men are also capable defenders if need be, so they could even take it in turns to &#8220;go&#8221; if the opponent is someone particularly dangerous.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXPLAINED: Man Utd&#39;s big-game tactical blueprint that helped them end a 59-year wait. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K6xMfR00kz\">pic.twitter.com\/K6xMfR00kz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1239144561332695040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Big Game Ballista<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-46bb6b2d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">United<\/span> have destroyed big teams this season playing a 3-5-2 formation that covers the field defensively, blocking opponents off out-wide and funnelling them into midfield where they are then smothered.<\/p>\n<p>How do you put <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d3104bb5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> and Fernandes into this shape? Well Fernandes retains a role in attack next to Martial. With the Frenchman providing direct threat, Fernandes is free to push into the box and score but also function as a link-man for midfield.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1136657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA.png\" alt=\"Man Utd tactics, Man Utd line up options\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/14200216\/1136625_1136625_MANCHESTER-UNITED-POGBA-FERNANDES-LINE-UP-XI-BIG-GAME-BALLISTA-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That link will be crucial. Fernandes&#8217; ability to play first-time passes and flicks into space releasing a running team-mate will become so deadly when that team-mate is <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2b660db0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span>. The Frenchman would play initially as one of the midfield three, but just as he did at Juventus he would have license to drive forward into space.<\/p>\n<p>With United sitting deep and absorbing pressure, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4ff0dc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span>&#8216;s ability to explode from deep with the ball at his feet would make United&#8217;s counter-attacking level up a couple notches.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-b3ead81b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span>&#8216;s outlet passes would find Fernandes who would obviously draw pressure and then release it back to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e687e8b9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> who by now is in full stride in the open field and you have to remember that <span id=\"urn:enhancement-24efced5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/paul_pogba\">Pogba<\/span> is basically like the Dothraki: you can&#8217;t beat him in the open field. So United&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tactics-man-utd-big-six-blueprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">big-game ballista<\/a> would somehow become even deadlier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1135939\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tactics-man-utd-big-six-blueprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135939\" class=\"wp-image-1135939 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/09151233\/1135899_1135899_MANCHESTER-UNITED-VS-THE-BIG-SIX-EXPLAINED-FEATURED.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1135939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tactics-man-utd-big-six-blueprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has created a \u2018Big-Six ballista\u2019<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba is close to a return with Manchester United. The Frenchman has not featured at all for the Red Devils since a couple of mid-season cameos off the bench, the last of which was on Boxing Day. The last time he was fully fit for United was back in August. Ankle problems have dogged&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":1136659,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Man Utd news: Three ways Solskjaer can fit Pogba and Fernandes into line up","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Paul Pogba is close to a return with Man United, but how will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer get him into the starting XI with Bruno Fernandes?","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1136625","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man Utd news: Three ways Solskjaer can fit Pogba and Fernandes into line up<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paul Pogba is close to a 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