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Mbappe is a good mix of Ronaldo, Henry & Cristiano – Van Buyten

The 40-year-old former defender will have the pleasure of seeing a golden generation of Belgians come up against France's finest

Belgium and Bayern Munich icon Daniel van Buyten has stated his belief that France sensation Kylian Mbappe is like a hybrid of Brazilian Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry.

Now 40, Van Buyten, who scored 10 goals from the centre-back position in 83 caps for the Red Devils, has had the pleasure of watching a golden generation of Belgians shine in Russia.

Having survived a last-16 scare at the hands of Japan, where Belgium came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2, Roberto Martinez's men went on to dump Brazil out of the competition after a strong group stage performance.