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Bryan Robson believes Paul Pogba's influence is driving Manchester United back towards the Premier League title.

Jose Mourinho's £89m world-record buy failed to impress many critics on his return to Old Trafford from Juventus last season.

But ex-midfield powerhouse Robson believes Pogba's knockers got it wrong - and that the Frenchman can take the Reds back to the top.

“I think Paul had a real good season last season,” Robson said.

“I disagree with people who were a little bit critical of him.

“People can go on about the transfer fee but I thought Paul did really well and that's why we won the two major trophies last year, part of that was because he performed really well in the big games.

“I thought he played really well in the final against Southampton and then he had a big influence, scoring the first goal, in the Europa League final.

"So I think Paul did better than what people give him credit for last season.

“And I think he is only going to get better.”

Pogba has been voted man of the match in United's last two games as his influence helped towards victories against Swansea City and Leicester.

And Robson believes the Frenchman's drive - plus signings such as Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic - can see United again compete for a title they last won in 2013.

“It always depends on injuries throughout the year, but as far as I am concerned since Sir Alex left this is probably the strongest squad that I’ve seen,” he said.

“We’ve got pace, we’ve got power, but we’ve also got quality players.

“That helps to try and win titles, but Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham these sort of teams are top-class teams.

“You’ve got to compete against them and do well against them, but I am quite confident that the boys can do that this year and we can compete against the best.”

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