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Paul Pogba has been likened to former Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron in failing to maximise his potential at Old Trafford.
Much like Pogba, United made Veron a record transfer when he joined for £28million from Serie A giants Lazio.
A lot was expected of the then Argentina international but he fell well short of expectations and left two years later filed as a 'flop' of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
Paul Pogba (left) has been likened to Juan Sebastian Veron (right) in struggling at Man United
Pogba returned to United in 2016 and while he has stayed far longer than Veron did, the 28-year-old's struggles have been likened to the Argentine by Micah Richards and Alan Shearer.
'I just remember him being a flash in the pan, before he came to Man United you expected big things,' Richards told the Match of the Day Top 10 podcast.
'He's like Pogba, Pogba's stayed longer but when you watch Pogba, you want him to do something brilliant every time and the same with Veron as well you wanted him to score 40-yard goal or 60-yard pass, it was just a little bit fast for him.
'He wanted to slow down the tempo a little bit. This is what I don't understand, people always ask me, why did it not always happen?
