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PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino enjoys being on the right end of a Lionel Messi goal in Man City win

Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino enjoyed watching Lionel Messi's first goal for the club during the 2-0 victory against Manchester City.

The Barcelona legend sealed the victory with a stunning finish on the back of a one-two with Kylian Mbappe after Idrissa Gueye opened the scoring in the first-half.

Messi had not scored in his first three games at the club following his emotional exit from Barcelona, and PSG boss Pochettino said it was nice being on the right end of one of his goals.

Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain in their 2-0 win over Manchester City
Messi had not scored in his first three games at the club after an emotional exit from Barcelona

He said during his post-match interview: 'Usually I don't celebrate goals, but today I did.