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'Messi has to serve Mbappe' - PSG's attack should be led by World Cup winner, insists Anelka

A former Parc des Princes favourite has expressed his belief that a fellow Frenchman deserves to be the main man in Mauricio Pochettino's squad

Paris Saint-Germain's attack should be led by Kylian Mbappe, according to Nicolas Anelka, who has insisted that Lionel Messi "has to serve" the World Cup winner.

Mbappe has been a talismanic figure at PSG ever since his big-money move from Monaco in 2017, with the 22-year-old boasting 136 goals from his first 180 games for the club.

Four of those efforts have come at the start of the 2021-22 campaign, but Mbappe is having to share the spotlight with Neymar and summer signing Messi, who completed a free transfer to Parc des Princes after leaving Barcelona.