{"id":1212959,"date":"2021-07-22T18:13:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1212959"},"modified":"2022-09-19T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:29:30","slug":"mason-greenwood-goat-debate-ronaldo-messi-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mason-greenwood-goat-debate-ronaldo-messi-man-utd\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Greenwood joins GOAT debate: Man Utd star picks between Ronaldo and Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has given his two cents on the GOAT debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a narrative that often dominates water cooler talk betweens fans of the sport: Messi or Ronaldo? And Greenwood has now weighed in with his own assessment, believing the Barcelona legend is a cut above the former Manchester United forward.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7904611\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Given Greenwood&#8217;s current trajectory, the 19-year-old could yet go on to have a similar impact to Ronaldo&#8217;s at Old Trafford, in which the Juventus marksman won three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League, but he has thrown his weight behind Messi for GOAT bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>The teenage talent highlighted Messi&#8217;s recent Copa America win with Argentina as a key reason why the Barca star is unrivalled, with Lionel Scaloni&#8217;s captain ending a protracted wait for that ever-elusive trophy at international level, joining Ronaldo in that department, who won Euro 2016.<\/p>\n<p><span>During a Q&amp;A session on Man Utd&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-wonderkid-mason-greenwood-joins-the-goat-debate-lionel-messi-or-cristiano-ronaldo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, Greenwood responded to the question &#8216;Messi or Ronaldo?&#8217;: &#8220;For me, it\u2019s always got to be Messi. 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