France manager Didier Deschamps has admitted that Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's importance to the national team has increased, following their UEFA Nations League triumph.
France became the second winners of the competition on Sunday evening after coming from behind to beat Spain 2-1 in Milan, with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe turning the contest in France's favour after Mikel Oyarzabal had given Spain the lead.
For Pogba's teammates, who had also recovered from 2-0 down in their semi-final against Belgium to run out 3-2 winners, it was the perfect way to bounce back following a bitterly disappointing European Championship campaign, in which they were knocked out at the round-of-16 stage by Switzerland on
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