Lionel flair: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney reckons Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo

21 Feb 2013 16:38

Old Trafford players were split with Evans and Cleverley choosing their former player and Wazza going for the Argentine

Chasing shadows: Ronaldo struggles to catch Messi

David Ramos

Manchester United's players cannot decide whether Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi is the best player on the planet.

The Red Devils came face-to-face with their former star Ronaldo during last week's 1-1 Champions League draw away to Real Madrid.

But Wayne Rooney, Jonny Evans and Tom Cleverley are split when it comes to deciding who deserves to be labelled the world's best.

Ronaldo has scored 183 goals in 181 appearances for Real, while Messi has an equally astonishing record of 301 goals in 366 games for Barcelona.

But asked to choose between Ronaldo and Messi, the United trio, speaking in a webchat organised by Google+ and DHL, were split.

Midfielder Cleverley said: "I never played with Ronaldo. They're two different players, but at the minute I'd probably take Ronaldo."

Team spirit: Rooney wouldn't choose his former teammate

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 Rooney, who played alongside Ronaldo for five years at United, said: "As Tom said, they're two different players. But I think Messi's incredible. I think he's the best ever, so I'd have to say Messi.

"But Ronaldo has been a bit unlucky because, in any other time, he'd be winning all the awards Messi has. But they're two of the best players of all-time."

Evans said: "It's hard to compare them because we haven't had the chance to see Messi up close every day, but we've had that with Ronaldo.

"I was in the first-team for one season when Ronaldo was here and you sort of take it for granted, the quality he had, but I really don't think I could choose between them.

"But just for the fact I've seen Ronaldo day-in, day-out, and the dedication he has, I'd probably have to say Ronaldo." ----------- Culled from MIRROR FOOTBALL.



I n my own opinion, i think the choices made by the Players of United may just have been coloured especially considering the fact that most of them were friends of Ronaldo but i must give it 2 Rooney for being man enof 2 toe a different line in spite of the fact that he was Ronaldo's strike partner for sometime.

As for me, i wud not want 2 say who i think is better for now until i have heard ur own opinions then i wud give u, with very solid reasons why i think one is better than the other without any sentiment...

Pls leave a comment and let us know (with reasons if u can) who u think is better between Ronaldo and Messi...