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3 reasons why Manchester City must sign Lionel Messi

By Nikhil Venkat Sai

Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Napoli at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 8, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)
Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Napoli at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 8, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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1. Guardiola – Messi is a tried and tested combination
Messi has been almost immaculate under every manager that he has played but the one manager that brought the most out of La Pulga is none other than the current Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Mind you, in 2012 when the Argentine talisman scored 79 club goals, Pep Guardiola was the manager. His record playing for Pep is just flawless. Let us have a look at Messi’s record under Pep Guardiola.

Games: 219

Goals: 211

Assists: 88

It is fair to say that Pep’s most successful partner in his career has been Lionel Messi. Moreover, the Spaniard also admitted that without Messi, a Champions League victory during his tenure at Barcelona would have been a bit tough.

Pep is one of the greatest managers in World football, if not the greatest. Lionel Messi is in the final stages of his career and he wants to win. Pep Guardiola is a man on a mission this season at Manchester City as he is yet to deliver a Champions League title. He has only won the Champions League twice and on both occasions, Lionel Messi was by his side. He failed to win a single UEFA CL title at Bayern Munich and will only hope to win it at Manchester City before the end of his contract. It is fair to say that he will be open to the idea of joining forces with Messi once again, though he has publicly stated that he’d rather watch Messi finish his playing career at the Camp Nou.

Lionel Messi is one of the shining lights of football. Manchester City is one of the best-attacking teams in Europe and if you combine the two, the net result will be something that the opponents would never want to sense. Both the figures in Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi are hungry for success and that is precisely what makes them deadly.