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Lionel Messi is handed a FOUR out of ten in the savage L'Equipe ratings after his 'hit and miss' display in defeat to Man City... while 'swept away' Mauricio Pochettino gets a four too amid speculation to the Man United job

Lionel Messi incurred the wrath of famously savage French paper L'Equipe after his off-colour display against Manchester City on Wednesday night - calling the Argentine 'hit and miss' in the 2-1 defeat.

City secured top spot in their Champions League Group A to move into the last 16 of the competition by beating one of the favourites to win the trophy, as goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus saw them come from behind after Kylian Mbappe's opener.

But for all of PSG's attacking talents, they offered little to threaten Pep Guardiola's men after going ahead - registering just two shots on target - with Messi singled out for a nearly anonymous performance as he was handed a four out of ten by L'Equipe.