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DANIEL MATTHEWS: The beat of Lionel Messi's last dance has been set by Alexis Mac Allister and his terrier-like qualities… the Brighton midfielder is supporting Argentina's No 10 just as his dad Carlos did for Maradona in 1994

Alexis Mac Allister began to shake the first time he met Lionel Messi. He started to second-guess himself, too.

'I didn't know if I give the (high) five or not,' the midfielder once joked. These days, the nerves have died down. So has any uncertainty about how to interact with his Argentina captain.

On occasion, it has taken only a look for Mac Allister and Messi to be on the same page. The instructions from Argentina's talisman can be simple enough: run.

Alexis Mac Allister began shaking the first time he met Lionel Messi but any uncertainty about how to interact with the Argentina captain has now died down and he is a key part of the team
Central midfielder Mac Allister has been an important cog in his side's World Cup campaign

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