Had Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino used Lionel Messi's name in the same sentence as Harry Kane in 2015, the Argentinian's sanity would likely have been called into question.
Yet when Pochettino compared the Spurs striker to Barcelona's iconic leader prior to Saturday's 4-0 win over Bournemouth, there was no reason for anyone to bat an eyelid.
"In Barcelona, Messi was injured for a month but Barcelona were still winning, and then when Messi's available again, you don't say 'hmm, I don't know'," the former Southampton boss said, per Sky Sports.