Paul Pogba will debut his new Predator boots against Basel - but Dele Alli beat him to it.

The Manchester United midfielder was part of the big reveal on Wednesday morning after adidas confirmed the return of the iconic boot.

The Predator was pioneered by former Liverpool star Craig Johnston and released to the world in 1994.

But 20 years later it was briefly ‘retired’ by the German sports brand.

Dele All was spotted wearing the boots in Tottenham's 2-1 win over Dortmund (
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Eagle-eyed fans would ave seen Paul Pogba wearing the new boots during training on Tuesday (
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Back by popular demand, following a recent retro re-release with David Beckham, Pogba is one of a host of big name stars who will now where the laceless model.

Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil wear also sport them.

But it was England international Alli who got to road test them on the big stage for the first time as he wore them in Tottenham’s 2-1 Champions League win over Dortmund on Tuesday.

Eagle-eyed fans may have spotted that Pogba did in fact wear them in training earlier on Tuesday, however - a day before adidas went out with the official release.

The Manchester United star is set to wear them in a game for the first time against Basel (
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The Predator boots have not been seen since 2014 (
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Pogba sets sights on the boots which take inspiration from iconic Predator models while being brought up to date through modern tooling and innovation (
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“We wanted to create a boot for players who control the game through a killer touch or defence-splitting pass,” said adidas vice president of football design, Sam Handy.

“The Predator will provide athletes such as Paul Pogba and Dele Alli with the tools they need to maximise their own creativity.”

Manchester United midfield ace Nemanja Matic will also don the Predators (
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The boots are available now to buy at adidas.com and cost £159.95 for kids and huge £279.95 for adults.

Fans have given mixed reviews for the new boots on Twitter.

Some absolutely love them...

But others are not impressed...

Scroll down to see pictures of some the most iconic Predator boots there has been, from 1994 to today...

1994

The original 1994 Predator (
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1995

The 1995 Predator Rapier (
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1996

The 1996 Predator Pulse touch (
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1998

2000

The 2000 Predator Precision (
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2002

The 2002 Predator Mania boot (
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2004

The 2004 Predator Pulse boot (
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2006

The 2006 Predator Pulse (
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2008

The 2008 Predator Powerswerve (
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2010

The 2010 Predator X boot (
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2012

The 2012 Predator Lethal Zones boot (
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2014

The 2014 Predator Instinct (
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2017

The Predator 18+ is released as part of the Skystalker pack (
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