‘I was Cristiano Ronaldo’s team-mate at Man Utd - I know Lionel Messi's better'

Paul Pogba shared the transportation with Cristiano Ronaldo during the Portuguese icon's 2nd stint astatine Manchester United, but the Frenchman inactive insists Lionel Messi is simply a level above

Paul Pogba has made his stance connected the GOAT statement betwixt his ex-Manchester United workfellow Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi crystal clear.

The Frenchman, who archetypal roseate done the younker ranks astatine Manchester United nether Sir Alex Ferguson, whitethorn not triumph favour with United fans for his opinion. Despite signing a nonrecreational declaration successful 2011, Pogba recovered it challenging to marque his people astatine Old Trafford, featuring successful lone 3 elder games earlier being fto spell to Juventus connected a escaped transportation the adjacent year.

After scoring 34 goals for the Italian nine from 2012 to 2016, United acknowledged their mistake and brought backmost the now-31-year-old for a then-record-breaking interest of £89.3million. Pogba's 2nd stint successful England was somewhat much fruitful, with 39 goals and 48 assists successful 230 matches, though helium inactive fell good abbreviated of justifying his hefty terms tag.

In 2021, Pogba became a team-mate of Ronaldo's during the Portuguese superstar's ain comeback to United, playing alongside him nether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's management. However, adjacent this year-long concern didn't change his condemnation that Argentine wizard Messi is successful a league of his own.

In a caller chat with Twitch streamer IShowSpeed, known for his fervent admiration of Ronaldo, Pogba said (via the Manchester Evening News): "You emotion Cristiano - I emotion the benignant and everything, and immoderate radical emotion Messi due to the fact that bro. Bro, you spot what he's doing? Messi is different."

Commenting connected Messi's 5'7" height, Pogba continued: "Bro, you deliberation you tin propulsion him and worldly similar that. How tin a idiosyncratic similar this - truthful tiny - tin bash this to people? Right? You hold with me?"

However, erstwhile Speed was asked if helium concurred with Pogba's viewpoint, helium disagreed, starring him to clap back: "Bro due to the fact that your bosom is talking bro. Because you cognize the information bro." When pressed to take betwixt the 2 shot giants, Pogba clarified: "Bro, for maine determination is not Ronaldo vs Messi. Stop this b******* bro."

He further explained: "Who bash I prefer? If I person to marque a squad - if I request to people goals I would instrumentality Cristiano. Really, lone to people goals. But if I request a playmaker who tin people goals, marque assists - bro, I'll instrumentality Messi each day." Pogba did, however, springiness his erstwhile team-mate his flowers, acknowledging Ronaldo's unrivalled prowess during the 2007/08 play arsenic helium hailed: "Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Ballon d'Or season...

"Bro, 2007 to 2008 - this season, erstwhile they triumph the Champions League right? Cristiano, what helium did connected the pitch, there's nary 1 subordinate that did what helium done successful 2008 I don't think. That was crazy." Pogba erstwhile again near United without a transportation interest successful 2022, making his mode backmost to Juventus.

He was fixed a four-year suspension from shot successful February aft a doping violation, but this has since been chopped down to conscionable 18 months. Juventus person agreed to portion ways with the midfielder astatine the extremity of November and arsenic soon arsenic March comes around, the soon-to-be escaped cause tin instrumentality to the crippled since the authorisation stretches backmost to his archetypal impermanent prohibition from September 2023.

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