Gary Neville has picked Lionel Messi as his player of the World Cup, for helping elevate the levels of his Argentina team-mates.
The South American champions booked their place in Sunday’s final vs France with a thumping victory over Croatia in the semi-final, with Messi dazzling yet again. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar scored once and created another during the 3-0 win, bringing his tally in Qatar to five goals and three assists.
And the 35-year-old is currently leading the race for Golden Boot by just one assist from Kylian Mbappe - with the PSG team-mates going head-to-head for not only that individual prize, but for the biggest team one in the sport.
