Jose Mourinho: Paul Pogba will make Manchester United debut against Southampton

Pogba was suspended for the opening-day 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday following his move from Juventus, but Mourinho says the France midfielder will play "some minutes" against Saints at Old Trafford.

"We played against Leicester (in the Community Shield) with players with less training than him and we saw that match as a way to improve them and accelerate the process, " said Mourinho.

“With Paul it’s a bit the same - not one single minute of any pre-season match but almost two weeks of work with us, sometimes with the group, sometimes separately, and the condition is okay to play some minutes."

Mourinho says England defender Chris Smalling is also in contention for the match after his suspension.

Smalling was ruled out of the trip to Bournemouth after being sent off in United's win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final in May.

Mourinho says it is up to United's fan to make Old Trafford an intimidating arena.

"Not me," he said. "The team, yes. And the fans too. I think everything starts there - the relationship between the team and the fans.

"If at Old Trafford, a couple of thousand away opponents can be more noisy than 70-something thousand then we are in trouble. It means that there is no connection between the team and the supporters.

"If there is connection, I think that factor of being really strong at home has to be back. Everything starts on that relationship between the team and the fans.

"If the fans feel that connection, they want also to play, and if the fans play then there's no chance for the opponent."

Mourinho is not the only new face United have welcomed and another, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has already spoken about extending his one-season stay in England by taking up the second-year option, something his manager expects to happen too.

"I see him happy," Mourinho said.

"I ask every day about his wife, kids, integration, house, everything is fine, everybody is happy. His motivation is really high so yes, I see him here, no doubts for the next two years."

Pogba and Ibrahimovic are two of the four players Mourinho has brought in and speculation is rife that Southampton defender Jose Fonte could follow.

Saints boss Claude Puel queried the timing of the link ahead of Friday's fixture, yet Mourinho would not be drawn.

"I don't comment, I don't care," he added.