I don't really think he has been played out of position to be honest. Lack of support? Maybe. But he's a box-to-box all round midfielder, he showed exactly what he's about against Southampton, intercepting, surging forward, evading challenges, taking players out of the game, etc. and the only reason he didn't overly stand out against Hull was due to how much we were constantly in the final third, it was hardly a midfield battle. The City game was the perfect game for him to leave his mark on, and to be fair he did have some really good moments of picking the ball up and driving the ball forward in the first half for all he saw of the ball, and he, along with his team mates did look lively in the opening moments of the second half too, coming out of the blocks very encouragingly, but as soon as Pep packed the midfield by throwing on Fernando for their sole striker, to go along with Fernandinho & Silva, they simply done a number on him.
Also, I don't mean to throw old overheard debate again, but does anyone feel Schweinsteiger would've been invaluable in a game like that? Gritty, vastly experienced, classy on the ball, been involved in so many of these big games, I feel he & Pogba would also compliment each other really well. But I understand, at this stage, it's unlikely to ever going to happen.
