Paul Pogba hilariously barked in streamer Speed's face after beating him on video game EA Sports FC.
Pogba is nearing his return to football after having his doping ban cut from four years to 18 months, with a return to training expected in January and a playing return set for March.
Who that will be with remains to be seen, with the midfielder understood to be in discussions with current club Juventus over terminating his contract in Italy.
But while he continues to see out the rest of his ban, the former Manchester United man has been catching up with social media star Speed and playing the popular football game.
And in a viral clip, Pogba can be seen getting the better of his friend, scoring a goal with Kylian Mbappe and barking in his face.
WARNING: Strong language
Paul Pogba (right) barked in the face of streamer iShowSpeef after beating him on football computer game EA Sports FC
Pogba is seeing out the final few months of his doping ban amid a return to training in January
Streamer Speed is popular in the football community and was live with Pogba to play the game
Pogba can se seen standing up after netting with his countryman and laughing before he begins to bark in Speed's direction.
Speed, who boasts 40million followers on streaming site Twitch, sits with a glum look in response.
He, wearing a Manchester United shirt, stayed silent, as Pogba shouted: 'Don't talk to me bro, talk to your boy' in the direction of the camera.
'Are you confused?' he continued. 'Are you confused bro?'
Pogba then performed Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'siu' celebration, before Speed began barking in Pogba's face himself.
He then began pretending to bite the midfielder, before shouting: 'F***. How did I lose against you?'
In CAS' final judgement it was confirmed that Pogba did inadvertently take DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone that is on WADA's banned list.
Crucially, however, the ruling states that DHEA only has an affect on females.
Speed eventually got up and pretended to attack the footballer after he was mocked
Pogba then continued to gloat in his victory as Speed, in a Manchester United shirt, sulked
Pogba's appeal took place at CAS' (the Court of Arbitration for Sport) HQ in Switzerland at the end of August and the player was informed of the verdict at the start of October.
The former Manchester United midfielder was hit with the ban after featuring for Juventus in their opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese on August 20.
