Lionel Messi Thought Scott McTominay Elbowed Him Not Chris Smalling

Anybody enjoying towards Messi would little doubt wish to get the six time Ballon d’Or winner’s shirt on the finish of the sport, even when he spent 90 minutes taunting you along with his abilities.

That is what occurred to Manchester United midfielder McTominay, when the Premier League aspect met Barca within the Champions League in 2019.

Messi was tormentor in chief in each legs however within the first leg did not get on the scoresheet, as a substitute he bought a bloody nostril from an unintended elbow from Chris Smalling.

After the match McTominay needed to get Messi shirt, however first he wanted goalkeeper Sergio Romero to elucidate it wasn’t the Scot who precipitated the injury.

“Messi, 100 per cent. Yeah, Messi, Messi. I bought his shirt, you realize?” McTominay instructed ESPN when requested who the most effective participant on this planet is.

“So, each time we performed towards him for Barcelona [in 2019], Chris Smalling elbowed him and he is bought blood popping out of his nostril. And he thought it was me.

“As a result of I mentioned to Sergio Romero, ‘please are you able to ask Messi to get his shirt?’.

“Sergio comes again in and mentioned, ‘Oh, he thinks you had been the one who elbowed him on the midway line’. I mentioned, ‘No, no, no, no – inform him it wasn’t me, so be sure I get that shirt as a result of that is getting in my bed room’. So he is aware of it wasn’t me now.

“Sorry Chrissy, however he was the one who roughed him up a bit.”

While Messi did not rating within the first recreation, the one aim coming from Luke Shaw scoring within the mistaken internet, he did make amends at residence.