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Richard Fay

Paul Pogba reveals Manchester United dressing room nicknames

Paul Pogba has lifted the lid on life at Manchester United by revealing a number of nicknames used in the first-team dressing room.

Pogba remains an integral part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's set-up at Old Trafford despite being sidelined for the majority of the season through injury.

However, that injury lay-off has not stopped him from being heavily involved in deciding nicknames for the latest arrivals to the senior set-up.

The World Cup winner is himself known as 'La Pioche', a French nickname which translates as 'the kid who helps the others', but that isn't the only interesting name.

Speaking on the latest episode of the UTD podcast, Pogba referred to club favourite Patrice Evra as 'Uncle Pat' before being questioned on any other nicknames he has for teammates.

"Uncle Pat, that is what I call him every day," Pogba joked.

"Tiki Taka Legend, Andreas (Pereira). The magician, (Juan) Mata. Doktore for (Nemanja) Matic, it means like the master, you know? Doktore is when you pet someone like a dog. In his language, I call him like that.

"The Black Panther, Eric Bailly."

Former United defender David May then asked if Pogba has decided on a nickname for club captain Harry Maguire yet. "Harry? I don't have one," he continued.

"Victor yes, Victor I call him Big P, I don't know why. I just don't know why. Aaron is the Spider, Spiderman."

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