Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Thursday (18th August) talked the eve of the visit of Southampton in the English Premier League and whether Paul Pogba will play.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Jose Mourinho, Manchester United Manager:

(on whether Paul Pogba will play against Southampton)

"Look, we played with some players against Leicester with less training than Paul (Pogba). We have guys coming back from the Euro's and their holidays. One week of training and they play against Leicester, not in the top of their game. Not ready for 90 minutes, but they played and their performance was a good way to accelerate their process because in this moment they are building up the process of their form. Paul is training for more than a week - around ten or 11 days. The adaptation is really easy because he is a boy from here. He knows the club, he knows everybody. No time... no need to adapt. He needs time to build his condition and his understanding in the way the team plays or tries to play. So I think yes, he is ready to play. 90 minutes? I don't believe. A super performance? I don't believe, but in conditions to accelerate his process of integration in the team and that is for sure."