Cristiano Ronaldo: Diego Maradona's savage reply when Man Utd man declared himself the GOAT in 2017

So many players are in the conversation when you think of the greatest footballer of all-time.

Pele and Diego Maradona are two names that did some extraordinary things during their careers.

Lionel Messi has been absolutely incredible for club and country over the past two decades. He’s picked up a record seven Ballon d’Or titles.

While Cristiano Ronaldo has also been outstanding and has smashed record after record himself. He’s still playing at an extraordinarily high level despite being a few days away from his 37th birthday.

Along with having great technical ability, what makes Ronaldo so great is his mentality.

Ronaldo has always strived to be the best in the world and that is why he’s still playing at a very high level into the latter half of his 30s.

The Portuguese is incredibly confident – and he has every reason to be.

He’s so confident, in fact, that in 2017 he declared himself the best player in football history.

After picking up his fifth Ballon d’Or title in 2017, Ronaldo told France Football, per Goal: “I’m the best player in history, in the good moments and the bad ones.

“I’ve never seen anyone better than me. I have always thought that. No footballer can do the things I can. There’s no player more complete than me. I play well with both feet, I’m quick, powerful, good with the head, I score goals, I make assists. There are guys who prefer Neymar or Messi. But I tell you: there’s no-one more complete than me.”

Maradona can also claim to be the best player ever. He was asked about Ronaldo’s comments shortly after in an interview with AS.

And he didn’t agree with Ronaldo’s assessment.

Question: “Cristiano Ronaldo says he is the best player in history…”

Answer: “Tell him to stop taking the p***.”

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