Neymar can be as good as Messi and Ronaldo: Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson talks about Neymar

Madrid, April 3 (IANS) Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Brazilian forward Neymar is still a cut below strikers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, widely recognised as the two best players in the world, but that the Brazilian could one day match the duo.

The legendary Scottish coach said Messi and Ronaldo are still untouchable at the top and challenged Neymar to reach the heights scaled by the Argentine and Portuguese aces.

"The boy Neymar gets a lot of publicity about the potential he's got, but I think that's still to be seen, still to be fulfilled," Ferguson said. "Certainly, most people I speak to speak highly of the boy.”

"When I had Anderson at United, he spoke volumes about the boy's ability. So hopefully he'll be the next one who'll produce the type of talent we see in Messi and Ronaldo.”

"You'll always look at clubs like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United to produce that kind of player you're talking about, but to be honest, I'm not sure there's one sticking out at the moment."