Uwabaye umunyabigwi mu mupira w'amaguru ubwo yari umutoza wa Manchester United,Sir Alex Ferguson,yatangaje itandukaniro rigari riri hagati ya Messi na Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fergie yasinyishije Ronaldo muri United mu 2003 kandi amufasha gutera imbere aba umwe mu bakinnyi beza babayeho mu mupira w'amaguru kuva isi yabaho, mbere y'uko agurishwa muri Real Madrid kuri miliyoni 80 z'amapawundi.
Ikinyamakuru Mirror kivuga ko nubwo bwose bafitanye umubano mwiza, Fergie yatunguye abakunzi ba Messi ukubera ibyo yatangaje mu kiganiro na John Parrott wamusabye guhitamo hagati yabo bombi.
Ferguson yagize ati "Abantu baravuga ngo ninde mukinnyi mwiza ku isi? Kandi abantu benshi bavuga neza ko ari Messi - ntushobora kuvuguruza icyo gitekerezo."
Nubwo atari benshi bari biteze ko Ferguson ashyigikira Messi mu mpaka, yavuze ko Messi ashobora gutanga umusaruro mwiza muri Barca, mu gihe Ronaldo ashobora kwerekana itandukaniro mu ikipe yose yakinamo.
Ferguson yongeyeho ati: 'Ariko Ronaldo ashobora gukinira Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Doncaster Rovers⦠buri kipe yose,kandi agatsinda ibitego mu mukino. Ntabwo nzi neza ko Messi yabishobora.
'Ronaldo arihuta, ni mwiza mu kirere,n'indwanyi gusa na Messi nuko. Ntekereza ko Messi ari umukinnyi wa Barcelona gusa. '
Ronaldo yorohewe no gutsinda ibitego byinshi muri United, Real Madrid na Juventus mu gihe Messi yabaye mwiza Camp Nou ndetse ubu muri shampiyona ya Ligue 1 afite igitego kimwe mu mikino myinshi amaze gukina.