Pogba describes Turin as ‘home’ ahead of United trip to Juve

Paul Pogba says he cannot wait to return ‘home’ when Manchester United travel to Juventus in the Champions League next week.

The Frenchman spent four years in Turin between 2012 and 2016, winning four Serie A titles and two Coppas Italia before rejoining United for a then-world record fee.

And Pogba believes there was an element of fate involved as United were drawn in the same group as the Italian giants.

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“I expected it, it was mad,” he told RMC. “I’d spoken about it with my brother last summer. I said to him: ‘Imagine we’re in the same group as Juve.’

“For me, it’s a pleasure. Turin is my home — that’s where I scored my first professional goal.

“[Juan] Cuadrado, [Paolo] Dybala, [Leonardo] Bonucci … I hear from them, we speak from time to time. We were a family, so of course we stay in contact,” he said.

“When you’re alongside players like Pirlo, Gigi [Buffon] or [Giorgio] Chiellini, you can only learn.

“Every day, in training, you try to observe them. Even as an established player, you can always learn from those sorts of men.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo made a winning return to Old Trafford a few weeks back when Juve beat United 1-0, and Pogba will hope to write a similar story on his homecoming next Wednesday.

United are currently second in Group H, five points behind leaders Juve, but have failed to impress in home games against Valencia and the Italian