Man Utd: Pogba is a better player than Fernandes says pundit
Manchester United star Paul Pogba has admitted he used to support Arsenal when younger because of Thierry Henry. The World Cup winner enjoyed watching the French players flourishing under Arsene Wenger for the Gunners.
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Asked to name his football idols growing up, Pogba said: “I had Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Djibril Cisse and Kaka.”
Pogba has also opened up on his decision to leave United for Juventus in the summer of 2012.
“It was a very difficult decision for me, with the manager as well and everything with the contract,” said Pogba.
“It wasn’t the contract, but more like the trust with the manager. Obviously, the manager, for me, is still the best manager in history.
“When they asked me to sign the contract, if I didn’t sign, a lot of things happened. I didn’t train, I went back to training by myself and stuff like this.
Man Utd news: Thierry Henry was a great influence on Paul Pogba (Image: GETTY)
“It made me a bit angry and was nothing about the money. I just wanted to play football. That's all I want. I want to play.
"When I had the chance to play or come on against Blackburn, that’s when really I had heartbreak.
“There was no midfield. People were injured, Paul Scholes wasn’t there, I think he’d retired already and it was before he came back.
“Rafael played in midfield with Ji-sung Park and I didn’t come on.
“The manager has a choice in everything but that day is when I had my heart broken.
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“So I went to Juventus, which was a hard decision for me. Hard, because it was going to another club as well, where I was obviously not one of the starting line-up.
“But I came as a young, talented player and you have to show yourself again. I went and it was a big challenge for me.
“To be honest, it was one thing: I will show them [United] they should have put me in the team.
“That was one very important point. I wanted to show them and the world.”