Paul Pogba has revealed that his love for Thierry Henry led to him supporting Arsenal before he became a Manchester United fan.
United signed Pogba as a youth player from Le Havre in 209, but lost him on a free transfer to Juventus three years later.
The midfielder became a star in Turin before United re-signed him for £89.3million in 2016 - a world-record transfer fee at the time.
While Pogba has not quite hit the heights at United that he managed for Juve, the 27-year-old was pivotal in France's 2018 World Cup triumph- including a goal in the final against Croatia.
Pogba's relationship with United has been strained the past year as the midfielder has looked for a "new challenge" away from Old Trafford, but Real Madrid and Juve are so far yet to match United's £150m asking price.
Despite uncertainty over his future, Pogba recently sat down for an in-depth podcast with United.
The World Cup winner says that while he eventually became a United fan because of his brother, the sheer number of French players - including on in particular - made him an Gooner beforehand.
"I will be honest," he Pogba said. "So, at the start, I was an Arsenal fan – obviously because of all the French players, you know.
"Me and my brother were, but my other brother was a Manchester United fan.
"I couldn’t say anything so I used to love [Thierry] Henry and, because of him, I was an Arsenal fan.
"Then I changed and went on to choose with my other brother.
"No Arsenal, I went with the other one, the United fan!”
