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Michael Carrick should partner with Paul Pogba in United midfield - Scholes

Former Manchester United great Paul Scholes has expressed his desire to see Paul Pogba partner with Michael Carrick in the United midfield this season.

Pogba moved to Old Trafford from Juventus for a record fee this summer, but despite making an impressive debut has so far yet to live up to his hefty price tag as manager Jose Mourinho tries to find the best position for the France international.

However, Scholes believes Pogba's place is sitting deep in the Red Devils formation and that Carrick would provide the ideal foil for the 23-year-old.

"He's not the greatest controller of a football game," Scholes said of Pogba on BT Sport.

"You have to remember he came from a brilliant team at Juventus. Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio could control the game and let him go and do his thing.

"I would like to see Michael Carrick with him. He can direct him and tell him where to go."

Turning his attention to another young United star, Scholes said forward Marcus Rashford will be difficult to keep out of Moruinho's XI in the coming months.

"It's going to be very difficult to dislodge Zlatan [Ibrahimovic], we know that," he said. "But it is great for him to learn from someone like that.

"He has played a lot of his youth football as a right winger and he can play as a centre forward or in either wide position.

"He has great movement, he can finish. He isn't scared of big games, as we saw against Arsenal and Man City.

"He is at a point now where he is making it difficult for Mourinho to leave him out."