Jose Mourinho believes his Manchester United side are evolving to get the best out of Paul Pogba after he starred in Monday night's 3-0 win over Stoke.
The France midfielder has been hampered by injury and suspension this season, but he impressed with two assists against the Potters at Old Trafford.
And Mourinho believes the £89million midfielder can get even better with United now playing with a style which allows Pogba to dictate games.
Paul Pogba takes on Kevin Wimmer during Manchester United's win against Stoke on Monday
United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side are becoming more suited to Pogba's style of play
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'He was moving the ball fantastically well, with long passes changing the direction and creating problems for the opponent,' Mourinho said after the game.
'He had an assist and if he had scored the free-kick with the last shot of the game, it would be really a reward for him.
'I think he is happy with the way the team is playing and he's happy because the team is changing the profile and the profile is going more in his direction.'
After cutting the gap to leaders Manchester City to 12 points, Pogba admitted that he and his team-mates had not lost hope of catching their great rivals.
He told Sky Sports: 'Obviously we see Manchester City in front of us and they lost.
'They are first so we always want to catch them, so it was good that they lost, so for us we have to think about ourselves.
'It's good that they lose points but we have to go back to winning because we want to catch them again.'
Romelu Lukaku scores United's third goal against Stoke to help cut the gap to City to 12 points
Pogba went close to adding a fourth goal with a free-kick but still finished with two assists
