I don’t think it will be a problem for Messi to perform in England like he has in Spain.”Numbers bear out Parlour. Messi completed 195 dribbles in the 2019-20 La Liga, the maximum across Europe’s top five leagues. Parlour thinks Messi has at least two good years and if he comes to Manchester City it will be because of his relationship with Pep Guardiola. From City to Arsenal for whom Parlour played 14 years and scored the winner in the Charity Shield, Community Shield’s predecessor, in 1999 against Manchester United. “If they can get to the top four, for me that would be a very successful season,” he says.

Source: Hindustan Times August 29, 2020 02:53 UTC