Man Utd boss Mourinho praises ‘fantastic’ Pogba

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has heaped praises on “fantastic” midfielder Paul Pogba after the world’s most expensive player made his first start in the 2-0 win over Southampton.
Pogba who joined the Reds for £89m signing from Juventus played the full 90 minutes, 1,616 days after his previous appearance for the club.

The France international had more passes, touches, shots and won more duels than any other United player and Mourinho said the France international had “such an ego, such a personality”.

“It just shows the personality of the player. His first match, his first touch was a bad one and led to a counter-attack and a free-kick and an opportunity for the opponent but he was not affected. The boy is fantastic.”
“He could have played 30 minutes more, he could have played extra-time, no problem.” Mourinho told BBC Sport.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals for United, to take his record to three Premier League goals in two games. He also scored in the Community Shield.
Pogba, whose last game was France’s Euro 2016 final defeat by Portugal, ran 11.2km, the third most of any player. His first touch for the club since playing in a 5-0 win at Wolves in March 2012 saw him concede possession.