Derby boss Wayne Rooney says former Manchester United teammate Paul Pogba can be proud of his Euros.

Rooney believes that Pogba was able to excel for Didier Deschamps' side as he was playing deeper in midfield than he usually does for United and was therefore able to make better use of his passing range.

He wrote in The Times: "Like a lot of people, I fancied the French to be champions and as a team they were a massive disappointment. That was a particular shame for Paul Pogba. He had been the player of the tournament until they went out.

"Some of the passes Paul played for Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe were incredible. It helped him to have N'Golo Kante as his midfield partner but I think the biggest reason that Paul's performances were so good was his positioning.

"In all France's games, he was playing deeper than we normally see him for Manchester United and this meant that he was able to pick the ball up in areas of the pitch where he had the time and room to pick a pass."