Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba spoke of Jose Mourinho's dismissal after being named man-of-the-match for victory at Cardiff City.

Pogba spoke for the first time following the departure of Mourinho with the pair not enjoying a good relationship.

He said: “I know you're waiting for something about Jose, or about the result today.

“Obviously, we're really happy about the result. We played well. The performance of the team was great. And I know what you want to ask…

“With Jose, we won trophies. We worked. I want to thank him for that."

Pogba, who claimed two assists in the rout, continued: “Not everything went well but things went well. We won trophies. He made me improve. As a person as well.

“That's it. That's the past. I want to thank him for that. I'm sure all the players do.

“Now we're looking at the next game, for the points we need. We want to go back to the top of the league.

“The performance was great. We are happy as well for the first game with the new manager to start like this. And the most important thing is to carry on like that.

“We cannot play like this with five goals and in the next game lose. That's it."