Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has revealed he supported Arsenal growing up and idolised legendary striker Thierry Henry.
The Gunners, guided byArsene Wenger, boasted some of the best French players in the world during the early 2000s, with Henry, captain Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires amongst the stellar players in his ranks.
The World Cup winner said: “I had posters of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Zidane, Thierry Henry, Djibril Cisse, Kaka.
“Yeah, so I will be honest I was an Arsenal fan, obviously because of all the French players. My other brother was a Man Utd fan and couldn’t say anything.
“I used to really love Thierry Henry so I would say because of him I was an Arsenal fan. Then I changed then I went to choose to stay with my other brother who was a United fan.”
When asked to expand on his admiration for Henry, Pogba revealed he was a forward before he became a midfielder.
He added: “I started as a striker then No.10 then No.6. Thank God they didn’t make me a centre back. I wanted to touch the ball so much.
“I was a striker and I was dribbling too much. One coach told me play No.10 so you can touch the ball more. I took still too many touches so he put me No.6.”
Speculation has been rife about thefuture of Pogbaafter he made it clear he may seek a new challenge in recent months.
The 27-year-old’s season has been hampered by a string of injuries which has limited him to just seven Premier League appearances, but he is hopeful he can have a big impact when he returns to the pitch.
He continued: “I had a foot injury, which came in the game against Southampton. It was early this season and so I carried this for a long time, training and trying to be playing with it. After I stopped, I found I had a fracture.
“I had a cast on it, a plaster-cast, so it went very well but too well. The bone got bigger and so, when I came back again, I played those two games against Watford and Newcastle, I could feel something again.
“So I had to have an operation and now here I am. I don’t feel anything and, hopefully, I’ll be back very soon.”
