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Puel questions Mourinho's ability to make Man United stars work together

Claude Puel has questioned Jose Mourinho's ability to make Manchester United's stable of stars work together as Southampton prepare for Friday night's game at Old Trafford.

Southampton were held to a 1-1 draw by Watford on opening day, while United cruised to a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.

Friday's game will present Puel with a chance to snatch his first Premier League win, a task that could be made even more difficult, with Mourinho expected to hand the world's most expensive player Paul Pogba his debut.

"Pogba has qualities and is a different player who can make a difference in an offensive game and also defensive," Puel said.

"He is always dangerous on the run, but I don't know how his manager can make all these great players work together.

"It is difficult to remain a collective and to have two or three players for every position on the pitch. I'm sure they can be one of the favourites to win the championship. But I hope we can slow them down and take one or all three points from Manchester United.

"The most important thing for us is not to consider them as a great team with great players but to consider them as opponents with good opportunities to make a good game and to make a good result."

Mourinho has a lot of midfield options with Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini, Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick all vying for a spot alongside Pogba. Anthony Martial, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be the likely trident to lead United's attack.