Gary Neville believes Paul Pogba is the player most likely from Manchester United to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.
The award, given to the best player in the world, has been shared between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi since 2008 with just the one breakthrough, coming from Luka Modric in 2018.
The closest Pogba has come to winning the Ballon d'Or was in 2015 when he finished 15th in the standings.
Neville has been a critic of Pogba at times but in a Q&A on Twitter, the United legend named the midfielder as the 'most likely' to win it from the current squad.
"Good players can always play together, so definitely, they can - it's a big yes," he told Sky Sports.
"I think it's exciting... we do have an exciting squad. I've got Scott (McTominay), Fred, Nemanja (Matic).
"There's many games coming up and I'm sure we can find a good connection between them. We've been discussing that as a coaching team of course, and we're looking forward to it.
"Of course Bruno coming in, making the impact he made, it was a boost for everyone, the club, supporters and players. Getting Paul and Marcus Rashford back would be fantastic.
"Paul has had a difficult season with injuries, and Marcus as well is getting back. So for us, and for them too, this gives them a chance to start on a par or even ahead of other players.
"We've got loads at stake. We've just started to find form, three points behind Chelsea, we've got nine games, so we're hoping to move up the table.
"That's what we've got to do, and whenever that starts, and we're going to try to catch them."
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