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Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Lionel Messi's brutal criticism has led to new nickname among Man Utd teammates

Lisandro Martinez has admitted how Manchester United players call Wout Weghorst “bobo” endearingly after Lionel Messi’s criticism of the striker during the World Cup.

Argentina's win over Netherlands was a memorable but bad-tempered encounter, which saw 15 yellow cards brandished by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. The match went to penalties after it finished 2-2 in normal time following a dramatic Weghorst equaliser – his second goal of the game as a substitute.

Messi was spotted arguing with Dutch manager Louis van Gaal and his assistant Edgar Davids at full-time. He was then seen turning to double-goalscorer Weghorst during an interview and shouting in his native Spanish: "What are you looking at bobo (fool)? Get back there."

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