Gary Neville makes major Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi admission

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has admitted that iconic duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the decline in their careers.

Both footballing legends, Messi and Ronaldo both changed clubs in the summer, as the Argentine called time on his illustrious career with Barcelona and the Portuguese forward made a remarkable return to Old Trafford.

United without their frontman have won just 20 per cent of their matches this season, although PSG have won 84 per cent without Messi. But Neville has made a major admission about where the two players now stand in their careers.

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"We may see cameos or little swansongs here and there, but there is no doubt that Ronaldo and Messi are coming to the end of their careers," he told Sky Sports. "That's not to say they are coming to the end of their careers and will retire at the end of the season; Ronaldo and Messi could play three or four more years, knowing their fitness.

"Declining seems like the wrong word when talking about two great players, but there is no doubt they are declining forces. At this moment in time, for the first time in years, if you asked people which player in the world they would sign if I could only pick one, no one would say Messi or Ronaldo, they would likely say Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Robert Lewandowski.

"You would be naming players other than Ronaldo and Messi, and that is the clearest sign that, while these two are still operating at the highest level, they are fading from the levels they were at before. They are no longer the best players in the world."

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