Jose Mourinho's treatment of Paul Pogba has enabled the Manchester United midfielder to adapt to the Premier League, according to Fabio Capello.
The 25-year-old has endured a rocky relationship with Mourinho in the past 12 months and made no secret of his discontent when he was stripped of the captaincy by the Portuguese boss.
Things appear to have improved in recent weeks, however, as Manchester United have turned around their season with three wins in their last four Premier League games.
Pogba scored in the 2-1 win over Everton last month and former England manager Capello thinks the World Cup winner has taken some time to adjust to the demands of the Premier League.
“It wasn’t easy for Pogba to get used to English football," he told Italian newspaper La Stampa.
“He’d only experienced it at youth level. Today he’s more involved, and in that respect Mourinho’s jabs have helped him.”
Pogba returns to his former club Juventus on Wednesday when Manchester United travel to Turin, and Capello thinks the Serie A giants will be too strong as demonstrated in the 1-0 win at Old Trafford a fortnight ago.
"Manchester United can count on the structure of their team, the experience and the quality of their champions," he added.
“United deserve the utmost respect and remain an opponent to be feared, but at Old Trafford Juventus impressed with their personality and conviction.”
