Manchester United legend David de Gea has come out to say that Lionel Messi is made of marble. He recently had his say during an interview with Italian media outlet Cronache Di Spogliatoio, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, despite deliberately shoulder-bumping Messi while he still played for Atletico Madrid as a youngster, the Argentine forward carried on playing like nothing happened.
De Gea added that he genuinely thought the deliberate hit would send Messi flying three metres, but Lionel did not fall for the intimidation tactic.
His words, “I once gave Messi a really strong shoulder, thinking I’d send him flying three metres. I was playing for Atletico Madrid, I was very young. I thought I’d make him feel my presence and send him a strong signal.
I blocked a ball in the box near him and before clearing it, I went up to him to give him a really strong shoulder. I hit him really hard with my body, shoulder, and ball. I swear, I didn’t move him an inch. He was made of marble! I assure you the blow was strong, but he didn’t move.”
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.
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