Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi bury the hatchet to combine for goal after eight SECONDS | Football | Sport

Manchester United and England’s record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney, was among those to criticise Mbappe for his antics. “A 23-year-old player commits to pushing Messi, I have never seen a bigger ego in my life,” he said. “Someone should remind Mbappe that when Messi was 23 he had already won four Ballons d’Or.”

Messi was effectively forced to leave Barcelona last summer when their financial difficulties prevented them from renewing his lucrative contract. His first campaign in Paris was underwhelming in terms of goals, notching just six times in the league, but he has already made a storming start to 2022/23 with four-goal contributions in his first three matches.

Last term, Mbappe put up superb numbers in Ligue 1 with 28 goals and 17 assists in 35 outings.