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Juventus midfielder Pogba: My treatment at Man Utd was sad

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba admits he felt unwanted at Manchester United.

Pogba left United for Juventus for a second time in his career last summer.

He recalled to Views magazine: "When I left Manchester, I was young. And when you're young, you want to prove something. I came to Juve, to a fairly young Italian club, it was a big test for me. But I immediately saw the love of the supporters.

"I saw the love of the club. I really liked how they worked and learned a lot. I went back to Manchester because I hadn't finished my work there. I said to myself 'I really want to play with the A's [the first team]'. I did it and it was a goal achieved for me.

"We have already won, not the Premier League, but titles that Manchester have not won for a long time. And I came back to Juve, why? Because it's really the club that helped me push myself.

"And really the love from the fans, the love from the club that I get, I didn't get that in Manchester. I was quite surprised when I came back to England, already with the transfer I was given a label. It was quite sad.

"But it's two clubs that I really love, that made me grow and I can only say thank you to these two clubs. Maybe I could have gone to other clubs, but it was my heart that chose those clubs and I often follow my heart."

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