What if Lionel Messi played in the Premier League?

#5 EPL would have boasted of best player in the world

EPL fans love to flatter themselves at the thought of world class players

While the routine routing of modest clubs at cricket scores does add gloss to the statistics, there is no question that Lionel Messi would be the best in the business whether he had plied his trade in La Liga, Premier League, Serie A or Bundesliga.

While EPL fans love to flatter themselves at the thought of world class players and managers struggling to keep up with its unique demands, the exploits of Jose Mourinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic among others prove conclusively that the very best does what the very best does – and the rest of the world simply makes way.

Let’s shelve all this ridiculous discussion about Lionel Messi being rugby tackled by Ryan Shawcross, then – chances are he would have suffered the same fate as James Milner did for Manchester City in the CL match against Barcelona. Let's rest our keyboards, let our opinions be and simply sit back to watch Leo – while we still have time.