Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba is the first Premier League footballer to get his own emoji.
At 5pm this evening, Twitter launched the Pogba emoji which you can see by using the hashtag #Pogba which was the second top trend in Ireland after #LEIvMON - the hashtag for Leinster's big Champions Cup game tonight.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ouloulou suis devenu un emoji👊🾠thanks twitter for emojing me, let's <br>have fun and kick some ass at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pogba?src=hash">#pogba</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd">@manutd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adidas">@Adidas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/neverfollow?src=hash">#neverfollow</a> <a href="https://t.co/hDNy64AUpt">pic.twitter.com/hDNy64AUpt</a></p>— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulpogba/status/819953071157641220">January 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The emoji has been released ahead of the latest installment of English football's biggest rivalry, Manchester United v Liverpool, which takes place at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The emoji will remain available until February 5 and United group managing director Richard Arnold explained why Pogba was the chosen one.
“This emoji is another great tool for our supporters to connect with the club through a digital environment, particularly as the excitement builds for Sunday’s match.
“Since returning to the club Paul has become an important player. He is an iconic figure for our supporters around the world, one of the best players in the game and a terrific role model.”
