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Souness explains why he is favouring Ronaldo over Messi, but both better than Maradona appeared on talksport.com by Jake Lambourne.
Graeme Souness has stated he is leaning towards Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi having watched Manchester United’s star score goal no.700.
And the ex-Liverpool captain has insisted he believes both players are better than the late Diego Maradona due to their longevity in the sport.
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Despite being a peripheral figure under Erik ten Hag this season, Ronaldo showed he is still capable of performing on the big stage.
The 37-year-old scored the winner in the Red Devils’ 2-1 victory at Goodison Park as United came from behind to nick all three points.
It was his first Premier League strike of the campaign, but more importantly, it was a landmark 700th club goal having scored at United, Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid and Juventus.
No other player has scored more goals in the history of football than Ronaldo, and Souness believes the fact he has thrived in three of the ‘Big Five’ leagues in Europe gives him the edge over Messi.
Ronaldo has won titles in England, Spain and Italy, while Messi has won trophies in Spain and France.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Souness, 69, said: “I’ve always leaned towards Messi. They’re the two best ever for me.”
Chipping in, Jim White remarked: “You’ve played against Maradona.”
To which Souness replied: “Yeah, but longevity comes into it.
“If Maradona had been playing until the end, we would be talking about him in the same breath I’m sure, but because of the longevity.
“See Ronaldo has done it in the big leagues, hasn’t he? Messi has huffed and puffed in the French league.
“He obviously did the business in Spain and in the Champions League.
“Which for me was taking the argument away as why he wasn’t such a player for Argentina.
“Because he’s still playing against the same players in the Champions League every fortnight and making them look like schoolboys.
“But Cristiano has done it in three leagues now.”
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