Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has revealed that his teammate Paul Pogba has given him a new nickname.

Varane joined United from Real Madrid in the summer, after spending most of his career with Los Blancos.

The towering centre-back, who was in the team for their 2-1 Champions League group stage win over Villarreal on Wednesday night, mentioned the nickname given to him by Pogba pre-game.

"Yes, it's true [the nickname of Champions League Varane]," Varane told BT Sport.

"Sometimes some fans call me Varane Champions League, so it's funny.

"I like this competition, I know it's difficult to win the Champions League, but every time, it is a big, big challenge.

"You know you have to suffer, you know you have to play games [that are] very difficult, the pace is always very intense, so you have to be focused for 90 minutes.

"The most important thing is you have to believe, you have to believe when it's hard, you have to fight, you have to believe you can do it."