Like many elite clubs in Europe, City maintained an interest in Pogba this summer but eventually bought the Aston Villa captain in his position instead, completing an £8 million deal earlier in July.
"I think I'm a different type of player to Pogba," Delph told The Mail on Sunday when asked if he was signed to fill that particular hole in the squad. "Whether City were linked with him or not and they're not getting him, I think that's irrelevant to me coming.
"I'm coming as a box-to-box midfield player with a lot of energy and I see myself as quite different to him."
Delph initially pulled out of a move to City before performing a sensational second U-turn to push through his switch to the Etihad Stadium, enraging some Villa fans in the process.
"I had great time at Villa and made great friends who I'll keep in touch with but I'm not really looking back," he said of his departure. "I'm not a player who dwells on things. I'm at Manchester City now and looking forward to challenging for titles.
"It's a dream to come to a club as big as City and play Champions League football. That was huge for me. I think for every player, growing up as a kid, you're used to watching it.
"Probably if I hadn't taken this opportunity now, it could have passed me by.
"It's just a great club. The opportunity to come and win trophies and play with the best players in the world, to see if I can fit in and make the step up, was too good to turn down."
Delph is preparing to fly home from City's pre-season tour after picking up a hamstring injury during his debut against Real Madrid in Melbourne on Friday.
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