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Jose Mourinho believes United boss Louis van Gaal was the most impressive coach at this summer's World Cup.

The 62-year-old ensured the Netherlands would end a productive tournament on a high as he led them to victory over hosts Brazil in the third-place play-off on Saturday.

And that achievement has prompted Mourinho to hail the Dutchman as the best coach in the competition.

“Vahid [Halilhodzic], [Miguel] Herrera, [Jorge] Sampaoli, [Jorge Luis] Pinto, Jurgen [Klinsmann], [Jose] Pekerman - all of them fantastic,” he told Yahoo.

“But if I had to choose one because I think he did a fantastic job with a team that, in my opinion, was not strong enough to arrive where they arrived, I would choose Louis van Gaal.”

Mourinho also picked out former Reds youth academy star Paul Pogba as one of the most impressive players in Brazil.

"I would say Pogba, because he had also a good World Cup and in spite of the fact his team didn't reach the last four,” he continued.

“I think he showed that he is a big player for the next World Cup for sure."