Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praised midfielder Paul Pogba for playing with ‘great maturity’ during France’s 1-0 win over Belgium.Mourinho was less than complimentary about Pogba on multiple occasions during the domestic season but liked what he saw in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final.Former Real Madrid boss Mourinho also hailed the performance of France defender Raphael Varane, whom he brought to the Bernabeu in 2011.’They tried to control the game which they did with a fantastic performance by Varane and a very good performance by Pogba,’ Mourinho told RT.
‘Pogba was mature he played with great maturity. When he had to hold position and to keep control of the game he did.
‘When (France boss) Deschamps took off (Olivier) Giroud to bring on (Steven) Nzonzi then Pogba had more freedom but freedom not to do silly things. Freedom to keep the ball away from the dangerous areas.’To keep the ball, to assist (Antoine) Griezmann for a great chance. He was very, very mature.’Pogba has started five of France’s six World Cup matches so far, missing only the 0-0 draw with Denmark in the group stage.France have won all of the games in which Pogba has played in Russia this summer.