Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho admits talking with Sir Alex Ferguson before signing Paul Pogba.

Mourinho says he was delighted the club were not put off in securing Pogba's signature just because of his previous history with the club.

"Sir Alex and I exchanged a few ideas about him and I know that he and the club did everything [to keep Pogba in 2012], but the decision was made by other parties," he told journalists during his press conference on Thursday.

"I think it is important that the club aren't afraid to do what we did," the boss continued. "Just because you lose a player doesn't mean that if you get the chance to recover him then you don't do it. You made one mistake; why would you make the second mistake? We did the mistake only once, so Paul is back and I am really happy to have him back."