Aston Villa and Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta has picked Cristiano Ronaldo as his best player when asked to choose between Lionel Messi and the Juventus star.
Ronaldo and Messi have been subjected to intense discourse over the last decade over who is the best, but the Taifa Stars skipper has explained why he would pick the Portuguese star over the Argentinian.
“Messi or Ronaldo? I will go with Ronaldo,” Samatta told Villa TV during an interactive session with supporters.
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“I love Messi as he is a fantastic player and it is amazing to watch him but for me when I started playing football, I was watching Ronaldo as an example and when you can play, shoot or head you can be as good as Ronaldo.