Paul Pogba is struggling like Mesut Ozil did – but Jose Mourinho must not drop him

The Frenchman has failed to live up to expectations since returning to United and was anonymous in Sunday’s defeat at Chelsea

Ian Wright believes Paul Pogba’s struggles at Manchester United are similar to the problems Mesut Ozil suffered at the start of his Premier League career.

The Frenchman has failed to live up to expectations since arriving for a world-record fee from Juventus.

He was again anonymous in Sunday’s defeat at Chelsea as Mourinho was humiliated by his former club.

The Portuguese is yet to settle on a position for Pogba and some United fans have called for the midfielder to be dropped to the bench.

But Wright is having none of it and insists Pogba will come good – just like Ozil has at Arsenal.

“I believe it won’t be long before things click for Pogba and he becomes one of the best players in the league. It’s just a case of using him the right way,” he writes in the Sun.

“To me, there are similarities to Mesut Ozil when he first arrived at Arsenal and struggled. So get players around him to give Pogba the ball, channel the play through him.”

Wright went on to urge United fans to remain patient with Jose Mourinho because the club are “in transition”.

The former Arsenal striker also points the finger at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and insists the Swedish striker must “stand up and be counted”.

“He’s 35 and must realise there will be no easy games in England like there were in France or Italy, where you can be something of a flat-track bully. Here, you need more than just a five-minute flash of brilliance when you feel like it.”