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Gary Neville: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo No Longer The Best Players In The World'

Gary Neville: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo No Longer The Best Players In The World'

A former Manchester United star claims Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are no longer the best footballers in the world.

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Both Messi and Ronaldo have come in for some heavy criticism this season for their displays for Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United respectively.

Both superstars dominated football for just over decade, but Red Devils legend Gary Neville feels the superstar duo are no longer the world's best.

"We may see cameos or little swansongs here and there, but there is no doubt that Ronaldo and Messi are coming to the end of their careers," he told Sky Sports, per the Daily Mirror.

"That's not to say they are coming to the end of their careers and will retire at the end of the season; Ronaldo and Messi could play three or four more years, knowing their fitness.

"Declining seems like the wrong word when talking about two great players, but there is no doubt they are declining forces.

"At this moment in time, for the first time in years, if you asked people which player in the world they would sign if I could only pick one, no one would say Messi or Ronaldo, they would likely say [Kylian] Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Robert Lewandowski.

"You would be naming players other than Ronaldo and Messi, and that is the clearest sign that, while these two are still operating at the highest level, they are fading from the levels they were at before.

"They are no longer the best players in the world."

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