We simulated Paul Pogba's move to Man City to see how he would perform under Pep Guardiola

Manchester City have been linked with an audacious move for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, with the Frenchman out of contract this summer.

With no progress being made on a new contract, Pogba looks set to leave United at the end of his contract, but remaining in the Premier League remains a possibility. Arsenal and Chelsea have previously been linked with the midfielder, but United's fierce rivals City are rumoured to be monitoring the situation, although recent rumours suggest that the midfielder has decided against a move to the Etihad.

With Fernandinho set to leave Pep Guardiola's side in the summer, City could dip into the transfer market for a new midfielder. The club have already secured the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland ahead of next season.

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So, if Pogba was to make the move to City in the summer, what sort of impact could he have on Guardiola's side? Could the Frenchman become a regular in the City XI? We simulated the 2022-23 season with Pogba in the City squad and these were the results.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Pogba to join City at the start of the summer transfer window, using FM22 to run the simulation. Let's see how the 29-year-old performed throughout the 2022-23 season at City on FM22.

Fighting for a starting spot against some of the world's best midfielders, Pogba failed to break into the City XI, with his appearances limited during his first season at the club. In total, Pogba made only 27 appearances for City in all competitions, with only eight of them being starts.

Pogba made most of his appearances in the Premier