Scholes and Pirlo are two of the most cultured midfielders to have graced the game and Pogba admits he could only watch and learn from the outstanding playmakers.

Pogba replaced Javier Hernandez to make his Premier League debut against Stoke City in 2012, and played those final 17 minutes alongside Scholes. He came on for the homegrown star in his next outing, against West Brom but they were in tandem again in the 5-0 win at Wolves, when the Frenchman entered the fray on 57 minutes.

So their time together was limited (Pogba also replaced Scholes in the legend's testimonial at Old Trafford) but he picked things up in training and by watching the veteran.