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Record-setting Roma star Zaniolo earns Pogba comparison from Italy boss Mancini

Roma starlet Nicolo Zaniolo has drawn comparisons to Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba on the back of his record-setting showings in the Champions League.

At 19 years of age, the highly-rated playmaker has become the youngest Italian to bag a brace in an elite European fixture.

He achieved that feat in the first leg of Roma’s last-16 encounter with Porto.

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Zaniolo is now seeing his potential noted by a global audience, but those in his homeland have been aware of his ability for some time and consider him to be destined for the top.