I think Ole wanted another midfield signing during the transfer window. Then when that didn’t happen he understandably started thinking of ways to work around it. Playing Pogba so deep isn’t the answer though, given how his best performances for us has always tended to come when played in a more advanced position.
I think this line-up could be the solution, right now at least:
——-Martial Rashford——–
James—————————–
—Pogba Fred McTominay—
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf AWB
—————DDG—————-
Rashford playing as a central forward with the added responsibility of occasionally drifting out wide right in order to provide width there.
The main objetive with the midfield reshuffle is to allow McTominay to be an 8 and Pogba to be a 10 (-ish). If Fred doesn’t come good in this formation, substitute him for Pereira or Matic. He certainly has the work rate and pressing ability, at least. It’s really only that he’s sometimes a bit sloppy on the ball that is the issue.
Next transfer window, buy a CDM like Longstaff or someone else, as well as a stop-gap back-up LB. Also, obviously get Sancho if at all possible. We don’t need another central forward signing right now. We already have Rashford, Martial and Greenwood plus James and Lingard who can play there if need be.