Messi says Rooney is ‘a once in a generation player’

Barcelona attacker, Lionel Messi, has hailed Wayne Rooney as a special player.

Rooney is now England’s all-time highest goalscorer, after he broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s record in their 2-0 win over Switzerland on Tuesday.

“Wayne Rooney is for me a once in a generation player. One of those special players, who is not comparable to any other,” Messi said in a story in the the Mirror.

Messi also disagreed with people who criticized Rooney and even went on to draw comparisons between himself and the Manchester United captain.

“There are many special players, but Rooney has exceptional quality and technical ability as well as being one of the strongest players I have faced with an exceptional work rate. There is nobody like him,” he continued

“Rooney is a winner. He will just be focused on success with England in the European Championship.

“I have always said the same is true of myself and Argentina – breaking caps and goals records mean nothing unless they come with trophies.”

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