Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still a leader at Manchester United, according to Paul Pogba.

The big Swede became a free agent when his contract with United expired at the end of last season, but he has spent time rehabilitating from a serious knee injury at the club's Carrington training facilities.

And Pogba still holds the belief that Ibra's presence around the club makes him an active leader for the younger players.

"Obviously Zlatan is a leader, always a big leader, and he's a big leader because he's still in the team," Pogba said. "Even though he's not playing he's a leader outside of the pitch.

"I've been playing for one season, I came here to hopefully be a leader in the team. That's not the objective but that's how you should be. I've been here, we won, and you want to grow up as a player and a leader as well.

"I can learn from him, from [Michael] Carrick, all the other players and become a leader."