The Pogbas meet in the Europa League on Thursday night, but they aren't the first siblings to face off...
Granit and Taulant Xhaka
When Taulant Xhaka elected to play for Albania after his brother Granit had already declared for Switzerland, there was always a chance they would meet in an international fixture.
That eventuality occurred in France last summer, when the pair were drawn against each other in the group stage of Euro 2016.
It was an emotional occasion, with the pair’s mother sat in the stands wearing a half-Swiss, half-Albanian shirt to demonstrate her split allegiances.
Now, though, they must be sick of the sight of each other.
Granit’s Arsenal drew Taulant’s Basel in the Champions League this season, meaning the brothers have now met three times in the past eight months.
A frustrated Taulant threw a water bottle after being substituted in their initial meeting, which Switzerland won 1-0.
And things have not gone any better for the older sibling since then.
He has lost on all three occasions that they have faced each other, with an aggregate score of 7-1.
Rio and Anton Ferdinand
Given that he was never anywhere near as good as Rio, it was endearing how comprehensively Anton copied his big brother’s mannerisms.
He had the same nonchalant run and even did the same little flick with his foot just after he had played a pass. Like Rio, Anton also grew his hair long.
Ferdinand senior won six league titles, one European Cup and 81 England caps, whereas his brother’s career, while respectable, peaked with an FA Cup runners-up medal.
Rio came off better when the pair faced each other, too, except for a curious sequence between December 2006 and 2007, when West Ham recorded three successive wins against Manchester United.
The last of those was the most special.
One down with 15 minutes to play, the Hammers turned defeat to victory thanks to late goals from Anton and Matthew Upson.
It was the last time he ever got one over his better-known brother.
Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng
Germany’s crucial game against Ghana at the 2010 World Cup was particularly tense for the Boateng brothers.
Kevin-Prince’s defection from the international team after a row involving a trip to a nightclub meant the siblings would line up on opposite sides, and they were not on speaking terms when the Group D decider kicked off.
The game was won by a Mesut Ozil volley, and the siblings – polar opposites both on and off the pitch – have seen their careers take drastically different paths ever since.
Jerome, the elegant, soft-spoken defender, has reached the top of both the international and club game with Germany and Bayern.
The older Kevin-Prince, meanwhile – who was always characterised by his pace, power and brash attitude – has struggled to fulfil his potential with seven different clubs in four countries, and split acrimoniously with Ghana in 2014.
Andre and Jordan Ayew
When the Ayew brothers play each other, they score.
On two occasions Jordan and Andre have lined up on opposite teams, they made it on to the scoresheet in both games.
Jordan netted a brace to cancel out his sibling’s strike when Lorient beat Marseille 5-3 in April 2015.
And after the Ghanaians both joined Premier League clubs from France the following summer, they each notched as Andre’s Swansea earned a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
They will likely reunite when West Ham host Swansea in April, after Andre convinced Jordan to sign for the Welsh club on transfer deadline day.
Given that the Swans have won two of three since that move and are four points clear of the relegation zone, it appears big bro knows best.
Dean and David Holdsworth
Dean and David are more than brothers. They are non-identical twins.
Both started out at Watford, with defender David playing more than 250 times for the club between 1986 and 1996.
Dean, however, moved to Brentford in 1989. His goals there elevated him to Premier League side Wimbledon, where he enjoyed the best years of his career, including winning an England B cap in 1994.
The pair faced each other several times through their playing careers – most notably in January 1999, when Dean scored twice to ensure his Bolton side won 2-1 at David’s Sheffield United.
They enjoyed their most memorable meeting in September 2010, however, becoming the first twin brothers in British football history to face each other as managers.
Dean had the more glamorous career and outdid his brother once again, too – his Newport County side registering a 1-0 win over David’s Mansfield Town in the Blue Square Bet Premier.
