Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was pleased with Paul Pogba's performance for victory over Aston Villa on Friday.

Solskjaer felt the key was Pogba playing in a more advanced position.

He said: “Paul is getting fitter and stronger — and then you get performances like this.

“He took 25 minutes to get going but when he did get going, he made a difference for us. I think it's important we get Paul on the ball, whether it's low in the pitch or a bit higher between the lines.

“I think that he made the difference higher up. I know he started off defending. But we wanted him to make runs in behind them, to get on the ball.

“His physical presence is important for us because we knew that Aston Villa are one of the strongest sides in the Premier League.

“We needed to match them.

“And he won a lot of headers, I was delighted with his performance."