James Milner has detailed the moment Lionel Messi called him a 'donkey' after being clattered by the midfielder during Barcelona's 3-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg win in 2019.
Messi achieved immortality on Sunday evening when he led his Argentina side to a first World Cup at the fifth time of asking. The 35-year-old put on one of his most magical displays in Qatar, becoming the first player to score in every knockout round, his brace in the final helping him win the Golden Ball for the tournament's best player.
After seeing his side go 2-0 up and then concede twice in 90 seconds, Messi may have been forgiven for having flashbacks to another famous comeback for which he was on the wrong side of. The Argentinian was in his penultimate season at Barcelona back in 2019 when the Catalan side came to Anfield with a three-goal advantage heading into the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final.
