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Gary Neville has hailed Paul Pogba's performance in Manchester United's 4-1 win over Leicester as his 'best ever'.

The Frenchman took up the mantle in Wayne Rooney's absence, scoring his first goal for the club.

Pogba won man of the match for his display, and Neville said it's what United should expect from the midfielder.

"A lot of people are asking '£90million for a midfielder?' You have to influence the game," said Neville. "Today he influenced the game. It was the best I've seen him.

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"If you think about what you want your central midfielder to do for £90m, you want him to pass well, you want him to run forward, you want him to be a threat in the box, which he was, he scored a goal.

"You want him to be dynamic, you want him to actually sprint back and have an impact defensively.

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"There were a couple of instances there and it seemed there had been a big emphasis on that in the week from Jose Mourinho that you have to sprint back, it's a given, but maybe he wasn't doing it the last few weeks.

"There seemed to be a greater intent in his defensive work today and getting back and reacting to giving the ball away. He had the facets of what would be an all-round midfield player."

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Jose Mourinho dropped Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini, opting for a midfield pairing of Ander Herrera and Pogba, who complemented each other throughout, but Neville has urged caution.

He said: "Today it worked. It's too early to say, I don't think Mourinho will look at that performance and think Pogba and Herrera are his midfield two for Manchester City at home, or Liverpool away or Chelsea away.

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"They still have to build up that trust to him, to us, the crowd, that they are good enough to play in these big matches.

United now face a tough run of fixtures. After the international break at the start of October, Mourinho's men face Liverpool away, Fenerbahce at home, Chelsea away and Man City at home in the EFL Cup - all in the space of 10 days.