Kylian Mbappe Talks Tough, Reveals the Best Position for Argentine Legend Lionel Messi at PSG

• Kylian Mbappe has suggested that legendary teammate Lionel Messi is best in a central role at French club PSG
• The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner made his goalscoring return to the starting lineup in Ligue 1 at the weekend
• Messi has struggled for form and consistency since arrival at the French capital from Barcelona with the Argentine forward scoring just one league goal before last weekend

Kylian Mbappe has revealed the playing position best suited for Argentine legend Lionel Messi after the 34-year old made a scoring return last weekend.

Lionel Messi scored only his second Ligue 1 goal as Paris St-Germain thrashed defending champions Lille 5-1 to go 13 points clear at the top BBC reports.

Messi has struggled to showcase his best qualities since moving to Paris from Barcelona last summer with the PSG forward managing just one league goal in his first six months in Ligue one.

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However, Kylian Mbappe speaking in an interview as captured by 90mins, disclosed that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner best position is playing behind the striker.

“It’s better when Leo is in the middle? Yes, but I’m not the coach,” the Frenchman told Amazon Prime

“Leo is a player who needs to be on the ball, to feel the game and the match to be involved. I think it’s a good position for him, he’s free, he can move around and take off.

Pochettino says Messi is best player in the world

Meanwhile, PSG coach, Mauricio Pochettino has insisted he never doubted the qualities of Lionel Messi even when the Argentine struggled in his first few months with the team.

The former Tottenham coach has struggled to find the best role for his fellow Argentine in the PSG squad, rotating Messi in almost every position on the pitch.

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According to a report via Goal, Pochettino says Lionel Messi still remains the best player in the world after putting up an impressive display against Lille last weekend.

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