( VIDEO )Manchester United star Paul Pogba tests new handshake dance with mum as he prepares to face brother Florentin in Europa League

( VIDEO )Manchester United star Paul Pogba tests new handshake dance with mum as he prepares to face brother Florentin in Europa League

This week looks set to be one which could split the Pogba family down the middle, as brother prepares to battle brother on the football pitch.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is preparing to take on his brother Florentin, who plays for French side Saint-Etienne, in the Europa League on Thursday.

Perhaps knowing how divisive the game could be, the world's most expensive player has displayed a show of family unity in a social media video with his mum, Yeo.

Paul Pogba has shown family unity by practicing a handshake with his mother Yeo

Pogba is known for coming up with a series of elaborate handshakes as celebrations, choreographing them along with United team mates such as Jesse Lingard, Eric Bailly and Antonio Valencia.

However this video is the first one he has devised with a member of his family, captioned 'When Ma's in town'.

The experienced handshaker has come up with a simple, entry-level version for his mum - after some limbering up and finger waggling, they go in for an upward handshake, with the momentum seeing both Paul and Yeo ending up with fingers and arms pointed skywards.

Florentin Pogba plays for French side Saint-Etienne, who face United in the Europa League

There are unlikely to be any handshakes between Pogbas on Thursday however, except for the pre- and post-match courtesies between Paul and Florentin.

The Pogbas will be the first siblings to face each other at Old Trafford since Rio and Anton Ferdinand met in 2012. 

Florentin, 26 - the older sibling by three years - plays at centre or left back for the Ligue 1 side, who are enjoying a strong season and currently sit fifth in the table.

He has been able to enjoy his football under much less pressure than Paul, who moved in a £89million transfer from Juventus to Old Trafford last summer, returning for a second spell in Manchester.

See the video below.

Source : dailymail.co.uk