Mike Phelan, the Manchester United coach, believes Paul Pogba can realise his ambitions at the club but has told the France midfielder he is “not the finished deal” and needs to deliver more consistently as they try to find a way of maximising his talents.

In a rallying call to Pogba ahead of the first leg of United’s Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at Old Trafford tomorrow, Phelan said there was “still a lot more to come” from the World Cup winner and wants him to embrace the future at the club.

Pogba recently held face-to-face talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid interest from Real Madrid and told the manager he was committed to Old Trafford, but the Spanish giants believe he would jump at the chance to join them if a deal was possible. Real manager Zinedine Zidane has talked up Pogba in recent weeks and the player admitted it would be a “dream” to join the European champions.

United are adamant Pogba – who effectively has three years left on his contract – will not be sold and Phelan is adamant the club’s record £89 million signing can thrive in Manchester after the collapse of his relationship with former manager Jose Mourinho, even if he has significant strides still to make.