Paul Pogba names the two Man Utd players he truly loved to play with

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Paul Pogba was a sensational midfielder for Manchester United on his day, and he also had some brilliant teammates during his time at the club.

Manchester United and Paul Pogba were intertwined in footballing terms, as the Frenchman came and went throughout his career.

Pogba is a United academy graduate, yet departed to make his name at Juventus before re-joining United on a British record fee.

United spent much of the time at the club trying to ‘unlock’ the elusive talent of Pogba. Ultimately, this wasn’t really achieved, but there were some midfield teammates that Pogba loved playing alongside.

Paul Pogba on the two Manchester United teammates he loved

Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel, Pogba explained two former United teammates he enjoyed playing with.

“I also enjoyed playing with [Nemanja] Matic at United, a quality, tall guy, who was able to move with the ball, and also had good passing.

“I loved playing with Bruno, you know, and I don’t think at this time, it was, and I came from injury, the team was winning, and we didn’t, you know, we changed the formation, he was playing as a, he was behind the striker, he was 10.

“And Fred was playing, and Scott was playing a little bit also. We didn’t find the perfect match for me, you know, but playing with Bruno also, yeah.”

Pogba and Matic formed a good partnership, while Fernandes and the Frenchman were two of the best creative midfielders in the league.

What was Pogba’s record with Nemanja Matic and Bruno Fernandes

Matic and Fernandes offered very different qualities to Pogba, allowing him to almost have a free role.

With Fernandes, the Portuguese magnifico took on the creative and scoring burden.

Pogba once assisted two of Fernandes’ hat-trick during the season opener against Leeds.

Pogba has always spoken highly of Fernandes, and their record together was impressive.

They lost 22 of 79 games together, drawing 19, and winning 38. Impressively, they contributed to 11 goals together.

On the other hand, Pogba and Matic played 110 times together on an average of 1.95 points per game.

They lost 26 and drew 19, winning 65 together.

A perfect partnership, and the closest United had to a dream pairing.