Ex-Manchester United star names Lionel Messi ‘the best of all time’

Former Manchester United star Ander Herrera has been full of praise for current PSG teammate, Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi joined PSG last summer, departing long-time club FC Barcelona in the biggest transfer story of the year.

Messi had a slow start to life in Paris, but was still able to end 2021/22 with 11 goals and 15 assists in 34 outings.

Granted, it is by no means close to the numbers we have been accustomed to seeing the Argentine produce on a regular basis, but it was an impressive tally, nonetheless.

However, some fans have used Messi’s dip in numbers to hit out and the 35-year-old, with many pointing to the fact Cristiano Ronaldo was still able to score 24 in 39 games last term – of course leaving out the fact CR7 managed to produce 12 less assists than Messi in 2021/22.

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Now though, Ander Herrera has come out to defend Messi’s 2021/22 campaign whilst also labelling him the best of all time:

“You are asking for 50 goals per season,” Herrera told AS. “From there, if he doesn’t score them, people talk.

“Nor should we forget that Leo has had the all-time record in Ligue 1 – he has hit the post 10 times! If he had scored 10 more goals, it would [have] been a very good season for Leo.

“But for me, he is the best of all time, without any discussion. Now I admire him even more for how he manages his day to day life with total humility, [and] always with a smile for people.”

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