Stephen Ireland, former Manchester City midfielder Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo weren’t the best players he had ever faced on the pitch.
— I played for Manchester City in a pre-season friendly against Barcelona. Lionel Messi was no good. We won the game. I can’t say Messi is the best player I’ve played against because my experience in this game showed he wasn’t good.
Despite these guys being football legends, I never went into the locker room after the game and thought, ‘Wow, they were amazing.’
I played against Ronaldo four or five times for Manchester City against Manchester United and we always won them. Therefore, it is very difficult for me to say that Ronaldo is the best player I have played against. I would choose Cesc Fabregas. Eden Hazard was also very, very good, — quote the words of Ireland talkSPORT.
Source : MatchTV
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