Jose Mourinho has billed Paul Pogba as a future Manchester United captain after seeing the £89 million world-record signing overcome his slow start at Old Trafford to become a pivotal figure in the team.

Pogba, 23, has produced a series of dominant performances in recent weeks, and formed a productive partnership with forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as United have built a nine-game winning run in all competitions.

And with 35-year-old Michael Carrick serving as vice-captain to 31-year-old Wayne Rooney, Mourinho admits that Pogba has the qualities to claim the armband once that pair vacate the Old Trafford stage.

"I think he has [the potential to be captain,]" he said. "I think he has the charisma, the ambition, the mentality.

"He is a good professional and. being so young and with so many ingredients, I think he can."

Despite his recent form, Mourinho insists that it is unfair to place the burden on former Juventus star Pogba to carry the United team with his performances.

"It is not fair to say a player has to be dominant," Mourinho said. "He is playing amazingly well, yes, no doubts about it.

"But the team is also playing well. I am not expecting the team to play really bad and for one player to have all the weight on his shoulders, not Paul, not anyone.

"I expect the team to play well and Paul to be at the level he is playing now regularly."

Source:
courtesy of ESPNFC

by Mark Ogden

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