Manchester United star Paul Pogba praised for 'vintage' captain's display as Thierry Henry insists he played in his best position during win at Everton

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Thierry Henry was full of praise for Paul Pogba after watching his fellow Frenchman embrace the Manchester United captaincy in a dominant performance at Everton.

Midfielder Pogba provided two assists as Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard scored second-half goals to deliver a 2-0 Premier League victory.

Pogba — deputising for regular skipper Antonio Valencia who missed the game through injury — controlled the contest from the left side of United's three-man midfield and ex-Arsenal striker Henry was very impressed.

Midfielder Paul Pogba set up both goals as Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 on Monday

He provided Premier League assists for Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard at Goodison Park

Pogba played on the left side of a three-man midfield, impressing Sky Sports' Thierry Henry

Speaking on Sky Sports, Henry said: 'He can play in a lot of positions. I said when he first arrived that, for me, he is not a holding midfielder.

'He can play in a lot of positions but that is where he is at his best. That was vintage Juve Pogba.

'Every time Lingard was making that early run inside, he was occupying that position on the left.

'When you go back on your right foot — I used to go on the left myself — you can ping a ball on the other side, you can play that reverse pass, you can play a cute one-two, you can dribble past people. As we saw, he did it all in the second half.

'When he plays at that level he is almost unplayable and I think he changed the second half.

'He went up to a certain level. That's what you do as a captain. You say to your team-mates, "guys, follow me. I'll show you the way."'

Henry added: 'When he plays like that and when he plays on the left, coming in and being kind of free, it's very difficult to stop him.

'Today he acted like a captain. That's very important too.' 

Henry described the display as 'vintage Juve Pogba' and praised the 24-year-old's leadership

Pogba celebrated with Lingard after setting his team-mate up for the second goal of the game

Pogba captained the Red Devils because Antonio Valencia was unavailable due to an injury