Author of a clear season for Manchester City, current leader of the Premier League, the German Ilkay Gundogan revealed his favorite player.
The Citizens maestro said there were plenty of good contenders for the best player trophy, but Messi was leading the pack.
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” This is a difficult question. I would probably say Leo Messi is my favorite footballer of all time because it is a joy to watch him and luckily I can continue to watch him, ”he told Sky Sports Mexico.
The choice of Leo Messi seems surprising as the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is also at his best since the start of the season. And to drive the point home, without evoking CR7; he added: “Of course there are other players that I remember like Zinedine Zidane or Ronaldinho. I’ve watched a lot of stars, but if I had to pick just one it would probably be Messi ”.
Current leaders of the English league, Pep Guardiola’s side have now won their last 11 Premier League games and are set to continue their march towards reclaiming their title from 2019/20 champions Liverpool, who themselves lost to Leicester Saturday.
José Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspur became the latest victims for City, who went on to 16 consecutive victories in all competitions with a 3-0 triumph at the Etihad stadium on Saturday night.
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