Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Paul Pogba can make his world record transfer to Old Trafford look like a bargain in coming years, while also calling for the Frenchman to become Jose Mourinho's match-winner "?this season.
Pogba rejoined Manchester United from Juventus for £89m, after leaving the Red Devils on a free transfer back in 2012, but Neville is not surprised that his former club have broken the bank to sign a player they once let go for free and is now expecting big things from the 23-year-old.
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"Manchester United have always broken transfer records for players who are of a certain age, just below their peak. Roy Keane, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney spring to mind," Neville told the "?Mirror.
"But they are getting back to that blueprint with Pogba. He is two or three years short of his peak, but he is a profile signing the club would normally make.
"Now, to expect him to be like Bryan Robson or Keane would be placing far too much expectation upon him. But if Pogba gets anywhere near those levels "? those of Robson and Keane "? in five or six years' time, he will be looked upon as cheap.
"That's just how Ferdinand and Rooney are considered. Look at Rio. At the time everyone went, "?£30m for a centre-back... wow!'
"For £89m, Pogba will be expected to win big games. He has to grab games by the scruff of the neck and win big games of football.
"At Manchester United, you have to win your team big matches. So, Manchester City at home on September 10 [will be], "?Paul, go and win us the match'. Because that's what Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and David Silva have all been doing for City.
"That's not me demanding him to do it. But those are the types of games that he has to influence."?
Neville has been impressed with Manchester United's transfer business this summer and believes Mourinho is returning the club to its old ways.
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"The best Manchester United sides have always had this strong spine with creative, inventive players around the edges," the former Valencia manager said.
"In the last couple of years, they have moved away from that. But with the introduction of Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, what have they added? Personality and character, that's what."