Pogba: Man Utd was like a holiday compared to Juventus work ethic

Paul Pogba has described life at Manchester United as being "like a holiday" compared to the work ethic demanded at Juventus.

The France international left Old Trafford in 2012 and has gone on to win three Serie A titles in Italy in addition to reaching last season's Champions League final.

United were managed by 13-time English champion Sir Alex Ferguson during Pogba's period in Manchester but the 22-year-old claims far more is expected of players in Turin.

"People need to know that nothing at Juve is easy," he said to La Stampa. "There is a different culture of work compared to elsewhere. I was at Manchester - it seemed like being on holiday.

"Here we work so much. All these titles, we did not steal them. It was by working right to the end."

Pogba has been tipped as a future Ballon d'Or winner but believes he may face competition from one of his own team-mates in summer signing Paulo Dybala, who joined Juventus from Palermo in June.

"He can get there," Pogba said when asked about comparisons between the Argentine and Lionel Messi.

"Do you know what I call him? Square R2, the button that you have to push on a PlayStation to do a shot on the turn - he always gets goals like that.

"Has he surprised me? No, because I always said he was a phenomenon. To do what he has done, playing for Juve, is something>