José Mourinho: ‘I’ve no problem with Paul Pogba but he can improve’

• Manchester United manager plays down talk of rift with midfielder
• Portuguese baffled by Wayne Rooney’s view on player’s best role

José Mourinho has said Paul Pogba has plenty of room for improvement but that few midfielders have greater potential than Manchester United’s record signing.

Mourinho insisted there was no problem between him and Pogba after he dropped the player for last Saturday’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town, having substituted him in the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur three days earlier. That was the first time the 24-year-old has been taken off since United bought him for £89m in summer 2016.

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