Paul Pogba is committed to working through any differences of opinion with Jose Mourinho, despite claims in France that he harbours some “regrets” about joining Manchester United over Real Madrid.

Pogba has been substituted in the second half of United’s past two away games against Tottenham and Newcastle and was dropped to the bench for the 2-0 win at home to Huddersfield Town this month.

It is the first sign of any tensions between Pogba – who returned to United for a then world record £89 million fee in 2016 – and Mourinho, under whom the Frenchman had previously appeared indispensable.

Reports in L’Equipe, the French sports newspaper, claimed Pogba has become increasingly disillusioned about his deployment as a deep lying midfielder to the extent that he has wondered if he made the right decision joining United over Real, who also wanted him.

Other reports have suggested Pogba wants to play on the left of a midfield three in a 4-3-3 formation in which he thrived at Juventus, rather than the midfield two usually favoured by Mourinho, and that his ego has been bruised by the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal last month.