France midfielder Adrien Rabiot has quipped that his international teammate Kylian Mbappe "annoys" him in interviews as they prepare to return to domestic action after their World Cup heartbreak.
Both Rabiot, 27, and Mbappe, 24, started for Didier Deschamps' side in the World Cup final against Argentina earlier this month. Mbappe plundered a remarkable hat-trick to give France a fighting chance of retaining their crown but it was La Albiceleste who prevailed on penalties to break French hearts.
Rabiot has since returned to Juventus and will be bidding to extinguish any remnants of a World Cup hangover when the Italian giants resume their Serie A campaign against Cremonese next Wednesday. But he appears to have hinted that he is already starting to get over the demoralising defeat by making a light-hearted joke at Mbappe's expense.
