is confident will be able to handle in-form Paul Pogba in Tuesday night's Champions League showdown with .
The French midfielder has scored eight times and set up another five goals since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came in as United's interim manager in December, replacing .
That excellent form continued on Saturday as United won 3-0 at Fulham in the Premier League, with Pogba scoring two goals as they made it 10 wins from 11 in all competitions.
United spent a British transfer record £59million to sign the Argentine from Real Madrid in the summer of 2014, but Di Maria managed just four goals for them in his sole season there.
"I was asking him some things about Man United, but I won't tell you what he said - it was nothing bad!" Draxler said.
"We will need him without Cavani and Neymar. Hopefully, he gives a good performance,
"I don't really know what position I will be playing, but I'm comfortable in lots of positions. I'm not the same type of player as Neymar and, clearly, we'll miss him. I'll try to put in a great performance."
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