Paul Pogba appoints the two of his teammates who are "the future of football"

Paul Pogba has called Marcus Rashford and Kylian Mbappe the "future of football" while he's trading from red to blue during the international break.

The Manchester United midfielder will be away with France, winner of the World Cup, while he is preparing to face Moldova on foreign soil Friday before returning Monday against Iceland. .

Pogba has established a strong relationship on the ground with Rashford since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival at Old Trafford in December.

And he has before him a similar player on the international stage at Mbappe PSG.

Pogba praised the duo and revealed why he loves playing so much with them.

"It helps me because they are both fast," said the Frenchman. Eurosport. "They claim the ball a lot, which helps me when I have the ball.

"They claim, I try to make the best pbad and they finish, so it's good for me, I like playing with talented young players like them.

"They are the future of football and my partnership with them is good."

Rashford returned to United after being removed from the English team before his matches against the Czech Republic at Wembley on Friday and Montenegro on Monday.

It's still understandable struggling with the ankle problem he had against Liverpool last month.

Rashford becomes the sixth player to retire after teammate Luke Shaw, Manchester City duo John Stones and Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea and Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool.