Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba feels “a lot of emotions” about facing Juventus – “we’ve all been sending messages about seeing each other again”.
The French international spent four seasons in Turin, arriving from the Red Devils for a development fee.
After winning the Scudetto in each of those years, he returned to Old Trafford for what was then a world record fee of €105m plus €5m in bonuses.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba feels “a lot of emotions” about facing Juventus – “we’ve all been sending messages about seeing each other again”.
The French international spent four seasons in Turin, arriving from the Red Devils for a development fee.
After winning the Scudetto in each of those years, he returned to Old Trafford for what was then a world record fee of €105m plus €5m in bonuses.
Tonight he will be reunited with the Old Lady for the first time since leaving, as his old side visit Manchester for a Champions League match.
“I’d spoken to my brother about it,” Pogba admitted, speaking to UEFA’s official website.
“We said: ‘Can you imagine what it’d be like if we’re drawn in the same group as Juventus?’
“That’s the way it’s panned out and it’s really special. We’ve all been sending messages about seeing each other again.
“There are a lot of emotions involved because I began my first season in the professional game and scored my first goal at Juve.
“It’s there that I developed a player and so I have huge respect for the club.
“I’ve come back home. I joined the youth academy here. I’m at home here and it will always be that way. I grew up with my team-mates and we’ve all been reunited again in the first team, so it’s a beautiful story.
“The career I have had and now, with this return to Manchester, it’s really great.”