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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes Paul Pogba will be pleased with the way Bruno Fernandes has come into the side and relieved the Frenchman of the pressure of trying to be creative from midfield. Related articles Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson heartened by two Solskjaer talents

United signed Fernandes in the January transfer window and he's improved the side tenfold since joining.

His impact has been instrumental and United could go third in the league with a win over Southampton on Monday.

Pogba had been injured for much of the season but has been brilliant alongside Fernandes since the restart of the Premier League in June.

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And Ferdinand believes his good form is partly down to his relief at having some creative help in midfield.

“Paul will have been sat there thinking, 'I want to see this, I want to see if this is the truth, if he's really this good and I believe I'll be able to play with him'," he told the BBC.

“Paul has come in and had a new lease of life where he doesn't feel as though all the responsibility in terms of the creative aspect is about him and has to go through him.

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