Manchester United ace Paul Pogba has admitted his admiration for former Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby.
Diaby's injury problems stopped him from fulfilling his potential at Arsenal.
When asked to list the players around Europe who are better than him, Pogba said: “There is Iniesta, who is having an amazing career. Then there are the Kroos', Modric's of this world, David Silva, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, even Abou Diaby. Who many forget about.
"He is an exceptional box-to-box player. Sadly he had a lot of injuries. He was someone who when he was at Arsenal he was exceptional. We forget but he was exceptional. For France he was great.
"Abou Diaby is a player I watched and respect a lot. I won't forget him. I learned a lot from him."