Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has said he considers his former ward Lionel Messi the best player in history:
“I have said many times that he is the best for me, but it can be hard to understand. A football player may appear who will challenge what has been done over the past 50-70 years, but people who have seen Pele or Di Stefano or Maradona can name their candidate the same way … People are sentimental, you know?
On the other hand, if Messi had not won the World Cup, my opinion about his achievements in world football would not have changed at all.”
