Paul Scholes thinks Pogba needs to ‘use his brain a little bit more’ to become a top player

Speaking to beIN sports on Pogba, he emphasized the need for consistency in Pogba’s game.

In Scholes’ opinion, Pogba is not doing enough at club level. Pogba has struggled to replicate his Juventus form at Manchester United but was brilliant at the World Cup for his country.

Scholes believes that Pogba would have to use his brain a bit more if he wants to be a top footballer.

He said: “Paul needs to find consistency, I think. You look at his game… he can be brilliant one week, not so good the next. He seems to be a player that you get a performance out of one in every three or four games.

“If you’re going to win leagues, it’s not enough. It’s just not enough.

“He needs to become that commanding player he was at Juventus. He was part of a set structure at Juventus; he knew every week what position he was going to play, who he was going to play with.

“I don’t think that helps him at United because I’ll be amazed if the same team has been named twice in a row and the same formation, there doesn’t seem to be a set way of where it’s going and that could possibly work against him.

“But there’s no doubt the lad has real quality, he’s shown it at this World Cup. He can play, he’s such a strong lad – such a strong player – such a fit lad, he can run, great technique as well, great ability.

“But he needs to use his brain a little bit more to become a top footballer.“

Scholes had earlier complained about Mourinho’s style of coaching saying that Guardiola would hate what he was doing with the club.