Paul Pogba will change Ralf Rangnick's approach to Manchester United's new attacking system

After a tiring January transfer window, Manchester United supporters cannot wait until Ralf Rangnick's team are back in action against Middlesbrough on Friday.

The two-week winter break has given fans and the team some time to reflect on the last few months at Old Trafford, which has been a rollercoaster of emotions.

On the plus side, the time away has allowed some injured players to get back to fitness, with Paul Pogba returning for United.

Since November, the 28-year-old has been sidelined after picking up an ankle injury on international duty, and no one knew whether he was ever going to return to first-team action, seeing as he could've departed in January.

Pogba has less than six months remaining on his current United contract and is free to talk to whoever he wants, so it's looking increasingly likely that he'll eventually leave at the end of the season.

Despite agitating for the exit door, Rangnick has confirmed he will play Pogba as he can be critical for United until the end of the season;

In the pre-match press conference for the Middlesbrough match, he said: "Paul [Pogba] will be part of the group [against Middlesbrough]. He might even be in the starting XI."

It's a pretty strange scenario that not many United supporters are jumping from the edge of their seats at Pogba returning. After all, why would they be? He's been inconsistent since he signed for the club, and while no one can doubt his world-class ability, we haven't seen enough of it at Old Trafford.

What will be interesting to see is whether Pogba will fit into Rangnick's new 4-3-3 system, and based on stats compared to United's other midfielders, he could be the perfect midfielder for the German.

As per FBRef.com, Pogba has averaged the