PAUL POGBA has revealed he has no regrets over leaving Manchester United.
The French international left Old Trafford for Juventus back in 2012 and has since won the Serie A every year since.
And Pogba, 23, revealed Sir Alex Ferguson asked him personally to stay but his mind was already made up to leave for Italy.
Pogba said: “He’s a coach I respect a lot. But he’s a human. I’m someone who says what he thinks.
“Whether it’s Ferguson or (Barack) Obama, I’ll tell him.
“Ferguson came to my place. We talked. It did make me think. He wanted to keep me, but I’d made my decision to leave.”
Pogba, who has also won the Coppa Italia and Super Copa Italia twice with Juve, also spoke of his admiration for United legends Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.
He added: “With them you train to the end, up to perfection, because Paul Scholes – despite his age – was still there at the end of practice, hitting long passes, shots.
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“He didn’t miss one. When you’re there, you have to adapt fast. I like that – always challenges.
But when Pogba moved to Italy, it was Andrea Pirlo that caught the eye of the youngster and looked up to the Italian midfield maestro.
Pogba said: “He’d miss a pass and it didn’t matter — he was sure he’d succeed with the next one.
"He could decide matches. I'd like to be as decisive.
"Before he got the ball, he knew who he would give it to. Pirlo, Paul Scholes, they knew how to read the game. I manage that from time to time. Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body.
"So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then I'll pass. They are smaller, so they'll play faster so as not to be touched."
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