Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lavished praise on Paul Pogba after he continued his resurgence with an all-round performance in another emphatic Manchester United victory over Bournemouth.
The exciting start to the post-Jose Mourinho era continued on Sunday as United took their return to 12 goals and nine points from three matches in the Norwegian's temporary care.
Pogba scored two goals for the second successive match and set up another in United's 4-1 win over Bournemouth as Solskjaer's belief in a previously marginalised star bears fruit.
"That is a top, top performance for a midfielder, because it is all round," the caretaker United boss said of the man-of-the-match.
"It's work rate, it's dangerous in the box, he wins headers, he wins tackles and there is no showboating. It's touch, pass, move, and he plays the efficient game, and Paul knows he's at his best when he plays that game.
"There was one flick maybe that he missed halfway through the second half that he knows he could have done better with, but there is not a lot else he could have done.
"As I've said to all the players when I speak to them, we want to see the best out of them, we want to see them enjoy themselves and express themselves, within the framework, within how we want the team to play.
"And all of them, they have really, really performed up to the top standards."
"That's how we want to play. We want to attack."
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Man of the match Paul Pogba looks back at the 4-1 win over Bournemouth with Geoff Shreeves.
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Rashford expressing himself under Ole
The first goal was created in fine style by Rashford and Solskjaer had plenty of praise for the 21-year-old England forward, saying: "I'm delighted for him because he's coming on and he'll be a top, top player.
"The way he's gone about this job, playing up top, the work rate he puts in...He's got everything.
"I'm really pleased that he'll get goals. He's scored two now in three games, but his work rate, all the work he puts in, that's a big pleasing thing for me - with the whole team, because we should never be outworked by anyone. And he's the catalyst. I'll have to slow him down at times.
"And the way he made the first goal as well - hold up play, skills, vision to put it in the right area."
